Originally Posted by richwhite

I agree that WP7 shouldn't be lacking the features it is, i'm hoping that Nokia will correct this though considering that it doesn't skimp on its own features.

You're absolutely right MS is trying to buy its way in, it has always bullied its way to the top - but what's the competition anyway? Apple takes existing stuff, claims it as its own and then sells, the iPhone isn't popular on tech merit but image and advertising. Google is flooding the market making it hard not to buy an Android - I went to Best Buy the other day and of 15 phones, 13 were Android and 1 was iPhone and 1 WP7.

I don't really agree with MS monopolising the tech industry, but specifically from a consumer standpoint I can see the attraction of the ecosystem - having Skype work on XBox? Very nice. There is plenty of tech merit going for WP7, and having used all 3, i would take it over Android or iOS any day of the week - and that's just with the first update.

Originally Posted by cheve

Did not know that there is Best Buy in the Queen's country

Anyway, I think Google was able to 'flood' the market because of the total cost of entry(for the handset developer) is relative low; most likely better terms(ie. vs. business agreement or terms with MS) and it is more 'free' and open(one would argue the degree of 'freedom' and 'openness'; but it is definitely way better than MS).

For Apple, we should give credit where they have packaged everything together to build a well polish, easy-to-use, close to fool-proof product. It is true that they are NOT the first to create a tablet/smartphone; but theirs ixxx were the most user/consumer-friendly at the time of introduction. One may not like the 'closed' nature of the platform and paying-for-everything nature of it. Customers like what they see and that is the end of the story. It true that there are lots of marketing and etc to help to establish the image and all. But as the saying goes: if it were a pig, putting lips-stick on it would not change the picture. Apple's ixxxx are by no means pigs.

I don't think Nokia has much saying in what WP7 can or can't do. They would just make their handset to work with WP7; there would be some minor adjustment here and there. In my view, MS is essentially the master of this Nokia-MS relationship; not the other way around(ie. money flows from MS to Nokia). You would bet that with most suggestions make by Nokia to the O/S group in MS, it will be resisted/looked down or dismissed out right whether there is merit or not. Have you ever trying to tell your boss that s/he is wrong

Cheers,

Originally Posted by richwhite

Don't think there is a Best Buy there, i'm in America at the moment.

Originally Posted by PMaff

Well, on my Linux desktop the drivers are also made by
3rd parties. Software too.
Still the Linux OS does not get Kernel Panics all the time if the
3rd party stuff crashes.

Originally Posted by Daneel

Why not? I just need to plug keyboard, mouse and monitor in my tablet, easy peasy.

Originally Posted by retsaw

Yes there are, they stated opening them last year, last I checked they'd opened 6, but they may have a few more now.

Originally Posted by azkay

Congratulations, you just made yourself a desktop.

Originally Posted by Daneel

FOSS zealots and security freaks might not approvre of cloud(i don't approve either) but lots of companies and the average joe do.
Cloud is just one alternative anyway..

Originally Posted by richwhite

Haha, exactly my point! The idea that tablets will replace desktops by using them as we use desktops is so redundant. In fact, it's quite simply a laptop, with reduced power and functionality. At this point in time tablets can't even replace netbooks, let alone laptops and desktops. I can just imagine those hardcore gamers ditching the Alienware and getting an iPad or Galaxy Tab. Even for me, it's a dumb idea - i couldn't write or edit a book and run Quickbooks and Thunderbird and Firefox and Skype all at the same time on a tablet,and if i could it would be so painful. How long would it take to write a book on a touchscreen? Android's half-arsed multitasking can't handle the above tasks and neither can iOS, and even with desktop power to enable it we'd then have poorer battery life, and the idea of such heavy tasks without a keyboard, ugh, no. Most people here use the N900 and want a physical keyboard, so we want it on a phone but are supposed to swallow we won't need it on a computer?

Tablets are good for social media and entertainment, and certain business functions with apps, that's it. If you want one to replace a desktop, you either want a laptop or don't use a desktop for anything more than the most basic tasks.

Originally Posted by cheve

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OTOH, due to various reasons, current generation of tablet/smartphone are mostly for content consumption rather than content creation.

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