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They show a lot the device in kid's hands : because 7" is too small for grown up? I have played with a RIM Playbook once and the size factor was the same conce
by j15e 15y ago
They show a lot the device in kid's hands : because 7" is too small for grown up?
I have played with a RIM Playbook once and the size factor was the same concern. Seems like under 9-10" it can't be a replacement for my laptop in any situation and it feels more like a toy.
(Disclaimer : I own an iPad)
- pohl 15y agoI'm guessing they show it in smaller hands so that the device appears larger.
- sharmajai 15y agoYour tablet can never be a replacement for your laptop. Period.
- thenduks 15y agoHmm I'm not so sure... My iPad can replace my laptop for basically everything but work. Web browsing, listening/browsing/buying music, twitter et al, emails, games, books, movies/tv shows, etc, etc.
- sharmajai 15y ago"My iPad can replace my laptop for basically everything but work" - so I guess my point stands. I was trying to argue against OP's point that all these things "Web browsing, listening/browsing/buying music, twitter et al, emails, games, books, movies/tv shows, etc, etc" can be done on a Playbook too.
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- thenduks 15y agoOk, fair enough. I thought what you were trying to argue was "Your tablet can never be a replacement for your laptop. Period."
- srdev 15y agoThat really depends on what you're using your laptop for. For some people it can.
- sliverstorm 15y agoActually, I am surprisingly enamoured by the photos of the 7" in an adult's hands. It is pleasingly small-but-not-tiny. There's also all kinds of reasons to promote the Fire in hands of children. Unlike regular geeky gadgets, Amazon is targeting women just as much as men, and you can market to mothers via their children. Plus, if you can get your products into the hands of children, you are establishing an entire generation of future customers. That's why Microsoft et al cut students and Universities such massive discounts on software and hardware. Full-color children's books is also a distinguishing selling point for upgrading over the black-and-white Kindle.