On 8/27/2012 8:59 AM, Bill wrote:
On 8/27/2012 7:10 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Bill wrote:
And I answered:
The "interface" (how you interact with it)--it has a touch sensitive
screen and understands "gestures". It's closer to being an appliance,
and is lighter, portable, and you can upgrade it by replacing it every
year or two. My wife has one. IIRC, It doesn't even have a USB port.
Reviewing what I wrote again, I think it's a fair answer. No? If he
doesn't require portability, then he's not missing a thing. In fact,
he's probably better off with out it, like me. I enjoy my Logitech
Z-5500 5.1 speaker system too (which I got for $200) and, especially,
my monitor, mouse and *keyboard*!
The portability and long battery life seem like they might be
attractive to
a degree. For me - I've never really felt that my laptop encumbered me
enough to look for a different technology. I certainly do not understand
why the absence of a USB port would be considered attractive. As for the
interface - my Galaxy S-3 has one of the best touch screen interfaces out
there (currently...), and it is interesting, it is sometimes very
convenient, and it is sometimes just technology. In otherwords, I like a
lot of the aspects of it, but a lot of touchscreen is just whizbang.
So far, I would not want to be without the familiar things like a mouse,
etc. But... I've never used any of the pad devices, so who's to say?
Admittedly, I was one of those who thought that command-line based
computing "offered it all" (and I was almost right). I passed up my
chance to invest in Microsoft. I underestimated the value people place
on cell phones (I don't have one) and computer games I'm not on
Facebook or any "social network". I recognize that I cannot predict the
future!!! : )
Ask the Iranian's how much further ahead of the nuclear game they would
be if they had not had to deal with the fallout/dangers of readily
available USB ports on devices.
IOW, can you spell Stuxnet?
On 8/27/2012 10:05 AM, Casper wrote:
With the advent of cloud connectivity and storage, there really isn't
the same need for a USB port. As long as I can stream my videos, etc,
then why bother with more acessories?
Casper's correct about lack of USB on the iPad not being a problem ... a
lot of folks swore up and down they would not be able to live without a
floppy drive, or an optical device ... most systems these days no longer
have the first; and increasingly more systems, desktop or laptop, these
days don't come with the latter, except as an add-on.
One thing is a fact: it generally takes a while for Luddites to catch up
with technology.
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