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The article's a bit silly. The author may be right that this product will fail, but in general Windows 7 is far more powerful than iOS or Android. The range o

by endtime 16y ago

The article's a bit silly. The author may be right that this product will fail, but in general Windows 7 is far more powerful than iOS or Android. The range of apps/games/tools/etc. accessible on a desktop OS dwarfs even that of the App Store. I don't know if people want that power on a tablet, but it is obviously greater power.

ryanpetrich 16y ago
If the apps are available but difficult or impossible to use because they require a keyboard and mouse, what good are they?
cryptoz 16y ago
> but in general Windows 7 is far more powerful than iOS or Android. Not in this context it's not. How's the built-in support for multitouch gestures for things like maps, image editing, zooming, etc? How is the support for app discovery? How do users find new trusted apps that are designed for the device? What about built-in support for accelerometers and compasses? And does Windows have a GPS application to show your location on a map? Maybe it does have all of those things and I've just never heard about it. But I doubt it. Regular old Windows 7 seems like a poor choice for a tablet OS.
- endtime 16y ago
  I think it has support for some of those. Here's an article on multitouch support in Windows 7: http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/archive/b/windowsvista/archive/2008/05/27/microsoft-demonstrates-multi-touch.aspx http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/archive/b/windowsvista/ar... I haven't used it (or even read the article) so I have no idea if it's any good. App discovery is the same as it is on a regular Windows desktop, presumably - that is, less hand holding but more freedom. I'm sure the tablet manufacturers will include drivers for whichever sensors they embed in their tablets. Perhaps there will be some standardization so that apps can rely on them, I don't know, that sounds like it would be in everyone's interest. I don't really understand why you're asking these questions, honestly...it's like you've forgotten how a full OS works. I guess it's a question of whether you want a big smartphone or a tablet-shaped computer. I lean towards the latter, and I don't dispute that in general a Windows 7 tablet is going after a different market than the iPad.
gfunk911 16y ago
When did "powerful" start to correspond with "the sheer quantity of things that can be done at a minimum poor level of quality"?
- endtime 16y ago
  If you have a Windows 7 tablet then presumably you can install whatever you want, execute arbitrary code, etc. That's what I mean by powerful.
  - cryptoz 16y ago
    Android can do that.

by endtime 16y ago

ryanpetrich 16y ago

If the apps are available but difficult or impossible to use because they require a keyboard and mouse, what good are they?

cryptoz 16y ago

> but in general Windows 7 is far more powerful than iOS or Android. Not in this context it's not. How's the built-in support for multitouch gestures for things like maps, image editing, zooming, etc? How is the support for app discovery? How do users find new trusted apps that are designed for the device? What about built-in support for accelerometers and compasses? And does Windows have a GPS application to show your location on a map? Maybe it does have all of those things and I've just never heard about it. But I doubt it. Regular old Windows 7 seems like a poor choice for a tablet OS.

endtime 16y ago
I think it has support for some of those. Here's an article on multitouch support in Windows 7: http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/archive/b/windowsvista/archive/2008/05/27/microsoft-demonstrates-multi-touch.aspx http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/archive/b/windowsvista/ar... I haven't used it (or even read the article) so I have no idea if it's any good. App discovery is the same as it is on a regular Windows desktop, presumably - that is, less hand holding but more freedom. I'm sure the tablet manufacturers will include drivers for whichever sensors they embed in their tablets. Perhaps there will be some standardization so that apps can rely on them, I don't know, that sounds like it would be in everyone's interest. I don't really understand why you're asking these questions, honestly...it's like you've forgotten how a full OS works. I guess it's a question of whether you want a big smartphone or a tablet-shaped computer. I lean towards the latter, and I don't dispute that in general a Windows 7 tablet is going after a different market than the iPad.

gfunk911 16y ago

When did "powerful" start to correspond with "the sheer quantity of things that can be done at a minimum poor level of quality"?

endtime 16y ago
If you have a Windows 7 tablet then presumably you can install whatever you want, execute arbitrary code, etc. That's what I mean by powerful.
- cryptoz 16y ago
  Android can do that.