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I think they're still just computers, and will be thought of as such. Sure, they're computers you hold in your hand, not the kind that sit on your desk. Gaming

by luigi 16y ago

I think they're still just computers, and will be thought of as such. Sure, they're computers you hold in your hand, not the kind that sit on your desk. Gaming consoles and set top boxes are morphing into general purpose computers too. Those are computers that sit on a table near the TV. But they're all computers the same. http://luigimontanez.com/2010/the-computer-for-the-room/ http://luigimontanez.com/2010/the-computer-for-the-room/

cryptoz 16y ago
"Computers" still get viruses, require backups done by the user to be safe from data loss, have out-of-date software packages (each with its own broken update mechanism), take ages to boot up, are clunky and slow...the list goes on. Sure, none of those are specific to the "computer" form factor. But they are all things that people think of when they think about their desktop computer (some mac and linux users excluded, of course: but that's still only 10% of the computer-using population). NONE of those items I just listed are problems with any "Tablet" computer. The form factor is different, but so is the very model of user software and computing.
- whatusername 16y ago
  iPhones: * Have the potential for Viruses (don't call it an exploit it's a jailbreak is not great security reporting) * Reqquire backups done by the user to be safe from data loss * Since I'm currently rocking a 3G running IOS4 -- are "clunky and slow" Of your 5 points - boot up and software update are reasonable. The other 3 can be absolutely issues.
  - Xuzz 16y ago
    That's not the point. Has anyone actually made a virus? No. Will somebody? Yes. Are they perceived as better in that regard? Yes. The point is that they are not perceived in that way, so people are not scared of them. It doesn't matter how true it actually is, it matters what people think.
  - ZeroGravitas 16y ago
    His other two points aren't really true either. Phones take a while to boot too, but like most modern computers you just wake them from some kind of sleep mode when you want to use them. Most phones don't use package management in the linux sense, so if Apps A, B and C are all using some buggy library that isn't part of the OS then who knows on what schedule they're going to be updated since you're carrying three copies of the same buggy library (This is ignoring side-loading and jailbreaking).
- skalpelis 16y ago
  I believe some Windows 7 tablets might still experience these problems.
  - bruceboughton 16y ago
    Which proves that being a tablet is about more than just form factor. Something MS either doesn't get or can't admit publicly.
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by luigi 16y ago

cryptoz 16y ago

"Computers" still get viruses, require backups done by the user to be safe from data loss, have out-of-date software packages (each with its own broken update mechanism), take ages to boot up, are clunky and slow...the list goes on. Sure, none of those are specific to the "computer" form factor. But they are all things that people think of when they think about their desktop computer (some mac and linux users excluded, of course: but that's still only 10% of the computer-using population). NONE of those items I just listed are problems with any "Tablet" computer. The form factor is different, but so is the very model of user software and computing.

whatusername 16y ago
iPhones: * Have the potential for Viruses (don't call it an exploit it's a jailbreak is not great security reporting) * Reqquire backups done by the user to be safe from data loss * Since I'm currently rocking a 3G running IOS4 -- are "clunky and slow" Of your 5 points - boot up and software update are reasonable. The other 3 can be absolutely issues.
- Xuzz 16y ago
  That's not the point. Has anyone actually made a virus? No. Will somebody? Yes. Are they perceived as better in that regard? Yes. The point is that they are not perceived in that way, so people are not scared of them. It doesn't matter how true it actually is, it matters what people think.
- ZeroGravitas 16y ago
  His other two points aren't really true either. Phones take a while to boot too, but like most modern computers you just wake them from some kind of sleep mode when you want to use them. Most phones don't use package management in the linux sense, so if Apps A, B and C are all using some buggy library that isn't part of the OS then who knows on what schedule they're going to be updated since you're carrying three copies of the same buggy library (This is ignoring side-loading and jailbreaking).
skalpelis 16y ago
I believe some Windows 7 tablets might still experience these problems.
- bruceboughton 16y ago
  Which proves that being a tablet is about more than just form factor. Something MS either doesn't get or can't admit publicly.

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