Text 4392, 128 rader
Skriven 2005-05-24 18:35:54 av Adam Flinton (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 4386 av Rich (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Music players and phones
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From: Adam Flinton <adam@NOSPAM_softfab.com>

Rich wrote:
>    You really must be an idiot.  Why is it a problem that carriers
> choose what they offer and end users choose what they buy?  To the
> extent you believe this is a problem, why isn't it a problem for everyone?
>

Not everyone is used to being a monopoly & to controlling the market.


>    Your belief that folks will switch from laptops to smartphones is
> really based on your claim that executives can't easily take notes with
> a laptop on the underground.  That's it?

Nope it's about easy access etc. Much more than simply notes on an underground.
That's just one example. The smartphone is always on & ready to go & in your
pocket. The laptop is in it's carry bag powered off. Which offers greater
functionality?


> Nothing about display size,
> keyboard, mouse?  Your second point that if a smartphone is ever useful
> than that is enough.  Silly.
>

Mouese & keyboard - bluetooth/usb. I have seen a number of people tapping away
on fold up bluetooth keyboards.


>   I have both a smartphone and a laptop.  I use them both at different
> times.  What about you?
>

I have a laptop for work. I looked at smartphones & realised that I actively
like being out of touch at times. However I do use the nokia to hook into my
imap/smtp server at home. However music player & fm radio answers most of my
needs.

Work want me to get a smartphone & I am resisting.

Most others have them & I am accused of being a luddite.

However I realise than in 2 years or so the smartphone will be the pc for the
masses.

Look at all the various studies which show that most people want/need a
spreadsheet, word processor, email, im & web browser & then look at where
smartphones are now & where they will be.

Adam


> Rich
>
>
>     "Adam Flinton" <adam@NOSPAM_softfab.com
>     <mailto:adam@NOSPAM_softfab.com>> wrote in message
>     news:4292eb5a@w3.nls.net...
>     Rich wrote:
>      >    I have no idea where your nonsense about Microsoft having a
>     problems
>      > with smartphones came from.
>
>     ROFL. Ah dear me tetchy tetchy tetchy. Rich you should learn to follow
>     the "first engage brain then mouth" rule.
>
>     The problem MS have with smnartphones is not technical, it's the fact
>     that they are at the mercy of the network operators & what they choose
>     to offer.
>
>     If vodafone decide to offer five models of Nokia smartphone & one
>     Pocket
>     PC then that's vodafone's choice.
>
>      >  I'll ignore that.
>
>     Of course you will as you have little clue about market realities.
>
>      > Feel free to start
>      > another thread but remember to include some support for your opinion.
>      >
>
>     Feel free to hop on one leg singing "I'm a little teapot" but remember
>     to try & use at least one leg.
>
>
>      >    There is one opinion of yours to which I will reply.
>
>     I am honoured. Oh how I shall recount this to my grandchildren.
>
>      >  You wrote "All
>      > that is missing now is the hook up to an external display + a larger
>      > screen size driver."  I disagree.
>
>     I'm sure you do as frankly if laptop users turn into smartphone users
>     your company is shafted.
>
>      > There is quite a bit more laptop
>      > functionality missing from smartphones.
>
>     Such as?
>
>     Bluetooth? Wifi? Web browser? Excel? Word? USB?
>
>      >  Now if you used your laptop for
>      > a limited set of tasks only may get away from it but then you should
>      > have switched to a PDA when they became available.
>      >
>
>     Most execs use their laptop for a limited set of tasks. I know of a
>     number including tech proj managers, a personnel type & a couple of
>     others (one v. senior) who have done exactly that. The key
>     difference is
>     that they always have their "laptop" with them.
>
>     In the pub, thin of something, reach in paocket & take note/contact
>     someone, on train...etc.etc.etc.
>
>     Try making notes with a laptop on the underground & then try with a
>     smartphone.
>
>     It's so lovely to see a MS person arguing in favour of the big machines.
>
>     Adam

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