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Tablets might be a flash in the pan: Microsoft global chief strategy officer

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Re: Tablets might be a flash in the pan: Microsoft global chief strategy officer

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> "instead of seeing a screen it can beam individual rays of light into your eyes right on your retina ... [so] you can look at your phone and see HDTV"

I'd would love to see that in action, assuming safety is not a problem, of course. Making a "large screen" on something so small has a lot of applications, and is just plain cool.

Re: Tablets might be a flash in the pan: Microsoft global chief strategy officer

#12
"I believe the successor to the desktop is the room, that instead of thinking that the computer is just something on the desk that you go and sit in front of, [in the] future basically the whole room is the computer and you go in it."

Think he meant bathroom

Re: Tablets might be a flash in the pan: Microsoft global chief strategy officer

#13

Tablets will eclipse laptops and desktops for the same reason people eat dinner in kitchen/breakfast nook instead of the dining room. They are lazy and will make do with what is in front of their face. The iPad, because of its form factor, follows you around the house. It's sitting on the kitchen counter. It's on the arm of your deck chair. It's portable in a way that not even laptops are. It's the book you read beca…

The fact that it is not a development/work machine is exactly the reason I use a tablet at home. Does wonders for work/life balance

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post #12

"I believe the successor to the desktop is the room, that instead of thinking that the computer is just something on the desk that you go and sit in front of, [in the] future basically the whole room is the computer and you go in it." Think he meant bathroom

They're still obsessed with this "whole house is a computer" idea it seems. This isn't what people want. People like different devices to do different things. This thing is for calling people, this (tablet) is for reading the web, this thing is for music, this is for building software. It's what we're used to.

I've never seen a hammer that was also a screw driver that was also a level. The fact that I've never seen one I would have to assume that if anyone did try to make such a thing no one bought it.

Re: Tablets might be a flash in the pan: Microsoft global chief strategy officer

#16

Given the Xbox I'd say that Microsoft should own a large chunk of the tablet market — it would be sad if they just gave that up to Apple and Google.

I don't see the relationship here; can you expand this thought a bit?

Re: Tablets might be a flash in the pan: Microsoft global chief strategy officer

#17
One thing to consider is whether the tablets will quickly become commoditized to the point where it doesn't really matter which one you buy. Unless the app market really takes off the tablet could become a pure consumer device like a TV - most people don't really care whether it's a Sony or Samsung. I often can't even remember which one I have since I just click the button and watch. In that sense it might not end up a big market for MS.

Re: Tablets might be a flash in the pan: Microsoft global chief strategy officer

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post #15
post #12

"I believe the successor to the desktop is the room, that instead of thinking that the computer is just something on the desk that you go and sit in front of, [in the] future basically the whole room is the computer and you go in it." Think he meant bathroom

They're still obsessed with this "whole house is a computer" idea it seems. This isn't what people want. People like different devices to do different things. This thing is for calling people, this (tablet) is for reading the web, this thing is for music, this is for building software. It's what we're used to. I've never seen a hammer that was also a screw driver that was also a level. The fact that I've never seen o…

Or machining and design tools weren't good enough to make an interesting one. Once physics figures out how to let me change the density/ mass of an object at the press of a button, I'll have your screwdriver hammer level for you.

Re: Tablets might be a flash in the pan: Microsoft global chief strategy officer

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Given the Xbox I'd say that Microsoft should own a large chunk of the tablet market — it would be sad if they just gave that up to Apple and Google.

I don't see the relationship here; can you expand this thought a bit?

The xbox is a good example of Microsoft doing consumer hardware well — if they created a tablet with this mindset instead of making something to run Office 2012 they could go after the iPad and win converts. The xbox is also a good example of Microsoft letting go of their legacy and trying something really new (including being in the hardware biz).

Re: Tablets might be a flash in the pan: Microsoft global chief strategy officer

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't see the relationship here; can you expand this thought a bit?

The xbox is a good example of Microsoft doing consumer hardware well — if they created a tablet with this mindset instead of making something to run Office 2012 they could go after the iPad and win converts. The xbox is also a good example of Microsoft letting go of their legacy and trying something really new (including being in the hardware biz).

Ah yes, I see. Yeah, I agree with you.
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