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Because this is a huge shift from the PC era. In the same way as shifting from mainframes to micro's was, and then again from micro's to PC's. Shifting from PC'
by spitfire 15y ago
Because this is a huge shift from the PC era. In the same way as shifting from mainframes to micro's was, and then again from micro's to PC's. Shifting from PC's to tablets again changes how and what we can do with computing.
- pedalpete 15y agoMainframes to micros/pcs were big shifts because it changed who owned and what you did with the technology. A company owned a mainframe, it wasn't yours. The microcomputer was yours, and I think the pc was just a grown-up version of the microcomputer. What is it that you are doing with your tablet that you can't/don't do with your laptop. They are more portable, but people clearly don't have a problem bringing their laptops to the coffee shop. I don't deny that there is a place for tablets. It is a great form-factor. Much better for surfing the web while on the couch. But is that enough to make the 'post-pc' era? They serve the same people and for the most part the same function as a pc. Therefore, I see it still as just another form factor of a pc. The people I know who have iPads (and one Xoom) surf the web with their tablets, maybe write the odd e-mail. Is the shift to the 'post-pc' era anywhere near as world-changing as the web? Can you elaborate on the 'how and what we can do with computing' that we couldn't do before?