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Chime in Orbiter fans, what do ya think?
The same like you think, but where do we get Chilis, Cheese and Tuna now, Brain?
Chime in Orbiter fans, what do ya think?
Worthless. It fills a niche I don't think exists.
Already done. Apart from putting water in transparent bottles and letting them rest in the sun, there are interesting projects in india that are designed to provide fresh water to a small village while costing very little.why can't people invest effort in cheap water purification systems
If it had a proper GPS it might make a good platform for an EFB for pilots, but...no.
Already done.
Worse than that, it only runs the iPhone OS.-Windows/Mac support only, Mac only if you want any real work done on it
Jarvitä;149998 said:-Locked down
-DRM laden
-Windows/Mac support only, Mac only if you want any real work done on it
-No flash/interpreted browser code other than what Apple wants you to have
-You can only install software Apple lets you
-And they can even disable that whenever they feel like it
-No multitasking for appstore applications
-DRM eBook format (seriously, what's wrong with PDF or plaintext?)
-Integrated battery
-Too big! What's with the gigantic unused edges?
-Where am I supposed to put this thing when I'm moving around, assuming I don't carry a purse?!
-More expensive than netbooks, weaker hardware than netbooks, less convenient to work on than netbooks
-Do they really expect people to type anything longer than an incomprehensible tweet on that onscreen keyboard?
Of course, they'll still sell truckloads of them to Apple fanboys who couldn't care any less about signing their privacy and Software Freedoms away for the latest fashion accessory.
Worse than that, it only runs the iPhone OS.
Windows and Mac combined is what, 99% of the market? I don't think anyone at Apple is losing sleep over not being able to sync this with Linux.I was referring to syncing the thing with real computers. Which will only work on Windows and Mac OS, and most of the Apple applications it comes with are only interoperable with Apple software and don't use open standards.
No, it really wouldn't. From Apple's perspective, the amount of work that would have to go in to making it work on Linux could never, ever be repaid by the number of Linux users they'd gain.So?
Even if it wouldn't be widely used, compatibility with linux would still be advantageous.
No, it really wouldn't. From Apple's perspective, the amount of work that would have to go in to making it work on Linux could never, ever be repaid by the number of Linux users they'd gain.
That's not "advantageous," that's a "bad business decision."
Windows needs to copy the idea, make it a 16:9 screen, 12", and put XP/Vista on it.
Well, except for the fact that most major hardware companies also give you the option to have a flavour of Linux as the pre-installed OS, thereby avoiding the "MS tax" (god forbid you actually have to pay for software! how terrible!)It's hard enough to get a decent computer without putting it together yourself (and thereby limiting yourself to the ATX/mini ATX form factor) or paying the MS tax.
I've seen an iPod running Linux. While not really useful, it's cool to watch.No, it really wouldn't. From Apple's perspective, the amount of work that would have to go in to making it work on Linux could never, ever be repaid by the number of Linux users they'd gain.
That's not "advantageous," that's a "bad business decision."