Ballmer: The Slates Are Coming

[Fred A. Miller]

On 07/13/2010 04:24 AM, David Gerard wrote:
> On 13 July 2010 01:43, Fred A. Miller<fmiller at lightlink.com>  wrote:
>
>    
>> >  For a number of reasons, I don't agree that tablets will replace PCs.
>>      
> I used friends' iPads last weekend. The perfect down-the-pub web
> browser. A netbook would have suited me personally more, but they were
> *really very good*.
>
> Also:http://notinventedhe.re/on/2010-6-30
>    

For short time use, I suppose so. One of my complaints, but a big one, 
is the small screen. Where I have clients with offices, those who've in 
the past had small monitors...15" or less...much less in the "old days," 
the users had a LOT of eye strain problems. Once those monitors were 
replaced with 17" or larger flat screens, the eye strain problems 
were/are gone. I asked a very good eye surgeon awhile ago about this 
very issue. His response was that small screens like cell phones were 
people access the net., notebooks, etc., are all good business for 
ophthalmologists. Those I know who have notebooks and tablets (don't 
know but a couple with the latter) ALL have noted that their eyes get 
tired easily if they use them for any length of time, and they're ALL in 
the 20's and presently don't ware glasses. I guess we have to ask the 
question, is making hardware small really a good thing?

Maybe I'm wrong about this and what I've observed isn't really a 
problem, but I don't think so.

Fred