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Bill Gates on the iPad - and his envy of the iPhone
- sumeeta 17y agoGates is obviously really guarded here. The inspirational Bill from the 2007 D5 interview (http://d5.allthingsd.com/20070530/d5-gates-jobs-interview/ http://d5.allthingsd.com/20070530/d5-gates-jobs-interview/) would be stoked on iPad.
- kalid 17y agoI think he knows that the iPad is what a tablet "should be" but can't say it.
- ibsulon 17y agoOr, perhaps he honestly believes that the stylus and keyboard are important.
- pohl 17y agoI wonder if he is unaware of iPad keyboard support, or if he's hoping that other people are unaware of it (and will overlook the inaccuracy.) I also wonder if the lack of a stylus alone would make the same difference for him. Or maybe a built-in keyboard is what he really thinks is a necessary element. I wouldn't agree with him, if so.
- gr366 17y agoPlus, the iPad has a stylus that ships with every user. Multiple, in fact.
- bad_user 17y agoCan you hand-write with your fingers?
- CamperBob 17y agoI don't see why not. If the screen is big enough, just magnify the input field and any "finger strokes" within it. Dan Bricklin was working on something like this for the iPhone, and it'd be a natural fit for the iPad. http://danbricklin.com/log/2009_12_05.htm#notetaker http://danbricklin.com/log/2009_12_05.htm#notetaker
- bad_user 17y agoIt may be a natural fit for the iPad, but it isn't a natural fit for humans. Wasn't that the whole point of the iPad? I also look at my dad's fingers, which have enough thickness that he can't comfortably press buttons on smaller devices. I have girlish hands :) so I can manage it, but really ... you're actually implying that we should throw away hundreds of years of using a pen?
- pohl 17y agoI've never used a desktop or laptop with a pen. I've never felt one was missing. I recognize the value of pen input for graphic designers (among others, no doubt) but the world has found a way to suit those people without baking the pen concept into the core design of the computer.
- bad_user 17y agoNormal people can't touch-type ... and you also can't write on your laptop while standing on your feet. I really don't see why we are arguing here.
- windsurfer 17y agoI think the point of a stylus or mouse is precision. It only has a side effect of being a familiar writing device.