@JONNNathannn i doubt that i will buy any sort of tablet but i am also excited to see what the HP Slate has to offer. if they price it right it should sell fairly well. it would be hard for it to be worse than an iPad. i mean it does run a real OS and presumably has at least 1 USB port.
Yes, lets wait for a device that really offers nothing new like the HP Slate. Tablets with a desktop OS have existed for quite some time, and the HP Slate is really just a form factor. Bill Gates pushed for the tablet, and the only difference between the Slate and all of the other tablets that are already on the market is that the slate has a slightly different form factor (no keyboard). You think they would have dug a little deeper on that one, but Steve Balmer wanted to stand up there and act like they were ahead of Apple on this one. I am not saying that the iPad is going to be a runaway success, but a mobile OS that has been designed for a touchscreen with access to thousands of apps (made specifically for a tablet) is pretty appealing. I doubt the JooJoo will ever ship. I expect the company to fold before they actually manufacture these devices. I think they had an interesting idea, but I believe that Googles Chrome OS will be a better fit and offer a more integrated experience if you want a tablet with just a web browser. I will personally purchase an iPad, as I think Apple has created a platform that will succeed as they have the developers to make it happen. Is it missing some things?...yes, but I really believe that there is a future with the iPad. The HP Slate will never take off and I would be surprised if we ever see a JooJoo outside some Indian guy in a Youtube video.
@notfromboston1 i don't understand how porting an OS off of a toy and onto a bigger form factor is going to be useful. i don't understand how having a single proprietary connector will be useful. i do not understand how having your hardware locked into a specific OS is useful. the iPad does not seem useful to me. if i am going to buy a tablet device it is not going to be as limited in functionality as the iPad. the HP Slate will be fully capable of running any full version of Windows you like as well as any variation of Linux including Chrome OS. there will be plenty of devices more useful than the HP Slate or iPad. but i predict the HP Slate will be more useful that an iPad. time may prove me wrong.
but like i said i don't see myself ever owning a tablet. and like you said its not a new idea and has been done before in various ways. touchscreens still seem rather gimmicky to me. i've never seen one used for any real work. if i want an underpowered mobile device to browse the web on i will stick to a netbook.
i merely said i wanted to know more information on the HP Slate. i did not say the HP Slate would be fantastic. i just said it would probably be better than an iPad. im sorry my desire for competition upsets you so much.
@cherryboom you have a strong point. i forgot to consider commercial use. yes many businesses use touchscreens since it is far faster than a mouse for simple data input. i was referring to more to use in personal computing. touchscreens are nice for phones and media devices but generally they don't add much functionality for things like word processing or spreadsheet processing. i see a few people with convertible tablet PCs around my campus. they rarely are using the touchscreen and if they are they are usually just showing their friend how cool it is.
@Atkins thanks for cutting off my quote before it mentioned Linux and Chrome OS. you initially mentioned Chrome OS on a tablet. and i never understood the "What applications are you going to use on your OS that can't be found in the iTunes store?" argument. well Audacity comes to mind. (just my first reaction) i've heard it many times before. What applications are you going to use from the iTunes store that can't be found on Windows, Linux or OSX? im willing to bet any worthwhile application you downloaded through iTunes for your iPhone or iPod has a free or cheap alternative that can be found for the OS of your choice through some simple Googling.
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I wouldn't buy a JooJoo for their price. I'm waiting for the HP Slate.
@JONNNathannn i doubt that i will buy any sort of tablet but i am also excited to see what the HP Slate has to offer. if they price it right it should sell fairly well. it would be hard for it to be worse than an iPad. i mean it does run a real OS and presumably has at least 1 USB port.
@kojo87
Yes, lets wait for a device that really offers nothing new like the HP Slate. Tablets with a desktop OS have existed for quite some time, and the HP Slate is really just a form factor. Bill Gates pushed for the tablet, and the only difference between the Slate and all of the other tablets that are already on the market is that the slate has a slightly different form factor (no keyboard). You think they would have dug a little deeper on that one, but Steve Balmer wanted to stand up there and act like they were ahead of Apple on this one. I am not saying that the iPad is going to be a runaway success, but a mobile OS that has been designed for a touchscreen with access to thousands of apps (made specifically for a tablet) is pretty appealing. I doubt the JooJoo will ever ship. I expect the company to fold before they actually manufacture these devices. I think they had an interesting idea, but I believe that Googles Chrome OS will be a better fit and offer a more integrated experience if you want a tablet with just a web browser. I will personally purchase an iPad, as I think Apple has created a platform that will succeed as they have the developers to make it happen. Is it missing some things?...yes, but I really believe that there is a future with the iPad. The HP Slate will never take off and I would be surprised if we ever see a JooJoo outside some Indian guy in a Youtube video.
@notfromboston1 i don't understand how porting an OS off of a toy and onto a bigger form factor is going to be useful. i don't understand how having a single proprietary connector will be useful. i do not understand how having your hardware locked into a specific OS is useful. the iPad does not seem useful to me. if i am going to buy a tablet device it is not going to be as limited in functionality as the iPad. the HP Slate will be fully capable of running any full version of Windows you like as well as any variation of Linux including Chrome OS. there will be plenty of devices more useful than the HP Slate or iPad. but i predict the HP Slate will be more useful that an iPad. time may prove me wrong.
but like i said i don't see myself ever owning a tablet. and like you said its not a new idea and has been done before in various ways. touchscreens still seem rather gimmicky to me. i've never seen one used for any real work. if i want an underpowered mobile device to browse the web on i will stick to a netbook.
i merely said i wanted to know more information on the HP Slate. i did not say the HP Slate would be fantastic. i just said it would probably be better than an iPad. im sorry my desire for competition upsets you so much.
@cherryboom you have a strong point. i forgot to consider commercial use. yes many businesses use touchscreens since it is far faster than a mouse for simple data input. i was referring to more to use in personal computing. touchscreens are nice for phones and media devices but generally they don't add much functionality for things like word processing or spreadsheet processing. i see a few people with convertible tablet PCs around my campus. they rarely are using the touchscreen and if they are they are usually just showing their friend how cool it is.
@Atkins
thanks for cutting off my quote before it mentioned Linux and Chrome OS. you initially mentioned Chrome OS on a tablet. and i never understood the "What applications are you going to use on your OS that can't be found in the iTunes store?" argument. well Audacity comes to mind. (just my first reaction) i've heard it many times before. What applications are you going to use from the iTunes store that can't be found on Windows, Linux or OSX? im willing to bet any worthwhile application you downloaded through iTunes for your iPhone or iPod has a free or cheap alternative that can be found for the OS of your choice through some simple Googling.