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I totally agree it is an odd question, thanks for the thoughtful response. My thoughts are that even though it is established I still quite often wonder if usin
by martijn_himself 12y ago
I totally agree it is an odd question, thanks for the thoughtful response. My thoughts are that even though it is established I still quite often wonder if using a tablet is an improvement over using a (very) portable laptop.
I often see people struggling using the touch keyboard to write e-mails or take notes and wonder about the cramped ergonomics. The games on tablets are often very uninspiring clones of (portable) console classics at best and exploitative money making schemes at worst. There is often no way to tell the difference.
I realise this all sounds very negative, I know there are plenty examples of applications where tablet-type interface shine. I like the idea of hybrid touch screens too and would be interested to see if Apple could be tempted to move into that area with the MacBook Air.
- PaulHoule 12y ago2 words Bluetooth keyboard. Logitech, Staples and Microsoft have long harbored fear of a Bluetooth planet but all the hybrid and convertable stuff is there because people are fooled by form factors. Add a BT keyboard and mouse and then you can write, develop software, etc. On a Win8 machine you can even use your old software.
- martijn_himself 12y agoInteresting point. Do Apple and app developers design/build with BT keyboards in mind? Do you use a tablet for software development?
- loumf 12y agoYur app will automatically not bring up the software keyboard. The main issue is that they don't make keyboard shortcuts for things you need to tap on. I don't know of a single app that does that, so you have to type-type, tap-tap, type. I hate the mouse, so I REALLY hate this. I bet Win8 apps make more shortcuts -- Windows has always been better at this.