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Snow Leopard ("0 new features") makes more sense in light of this. They let the engineers concentrate on decreasing the footprint and improving performance, while the UI/design team was pulled off to work on the tablet.
There were some minor UI improvements, like stacks and expose.
To sell 10 million in a year, wouldn't these need to be under 100 bucks?
My own pet theory is that a new device will carry the iPod brand (e.g. "iPod Slate") and take the top price point ($399) from the Touch. They might not sell 2.5 million in the first quarter at that, but I can easily see sales ramping up to meet 10 million if the device is even remotely interesting.
All the device needs for phone functionality is a blue tooth radio and a cellular radio, which is nearly free in terms of component cost, especially since a cellular radio would be required anyway for ebook and eperiodical functionality.
An electronic picture frame that can receive videophone calls from the grandkids? Classic 21st-century technology concept.
I believe they are the future of computers, and Apple will design the thing the right way, changing the interface if necessary.
A computer doesn't need to be attached to a typewriter machine.
It's good news for everybody. The acers and eees will copy the design and will make it affordable.
I love tablets!! I believe they are the future of computers, and Apple will design the thing the right way, changing the interface if necessary. A computer doesn't need to be attached to a typewriter machine. It's good news for everybody. The acers and eees will copy the design and will make it affordable.
Why would Apple successfully design the thing the right way? They have a good track record, but past performance is not a guarantee of future performance...
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Family names come first in Chinese, Japanese and a number of other languages. E.g., Chairman Mao was Mao Zedong, not Zedong Mao.
The frustrating thing is that many Asians are starting to reverse their names when working with the rest of the world. If "Kai-Fu Lee" sends me an email, I'll have no idea how to address him ("Hi, Lee", "Hi, Kai-Fu", "Hi, Mr. Lee," and so forth). :-P
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The frustrating thing is that many Asians are starting to reverse their names when working with the rest of the world. If "Kai-Fu Lee" sends me an email, I'll have no idea how to address him ("Hi, Lee", "Hi, Kai-Fu", "Hi, Mr. Lee," and so forth). :-P
If it helps, chinese often address other chinese using their given name rather than the family name, otherwise it would be pretty annoying to address each other within the family. If it's a formal greeting, use the family name, otherwise use the given name.
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The frustrating thing is that many Asians are starting to reverse their names when working with the rest of the world. If "Kai-Fu Lee" sends me an email, I'll have no idea how to address him ("Hi, Lee", "Hi, Kai-Fu", "Hi, Mr. Lee," and so forth). :-P
I understand Asian family names work, but the proper way to address him in English is "Dr. Lee".
All the device needs for phone functionality is a blue tooth radio and a cellular radio, which is nearly free in terms of component cost, especially since a cellular radio would be required anyway for ebook and eperiodical functionality.
But what about iChat video capabilities? That seems like a pretty fun application. An electronic picture frame that can receive videophone calls from the grandkids? Classic 21st-century technology concept.