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I don't agree with the gaming part. Pc/console grade games are not going run that well in a tablet. Even my new Macbook doesn't run World of Warcraft well eno
by enra 17y ago
I don't agree with the gaming part. Pc/console grade games are not going run that well in a tablet.
Even my new Macbook doesn't run World of Warcraft well enough for me to care playing it. MMO:s are usually very high cpu/memory intensive games.
There could be some simpler games, similar to iPhone ones but I don't think a tablet is going to be a major gaming platform anytime soon.
- roc 17y agoA hypothetical tablet would offer performance more in-line with a game console than a laptop (with comparable specs). The hardware configuration would be fixed and code would be purpose-built for it. Though I do agree that his 'gaming as killer app' thought is off. Gaming would be _big_, just as it is on the iphone. But it's a different type of gaming and it's not going to overshadow the popularity of simply more-comfortable computing everywhere you don't have a proper desk. I do agree with the other commentor that there's no way a physical keyboard or haptic nonsense goes in. They're going to sell it as something that is 'entirely new'. Not an ipod, not a laptop -- certainly not a netbook. (It's clear they think that whole device class is stigmatized.) They _may_ allow their bluetooth keyboard to work with it, but it'd be an optional peripheral at best. I'd be surprised if there was even a kick-stand in the core product.