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Originally Posted by boswd
This is My next did a decent review.
Everyone seems to be on the same page about the UI and the OS itself, it seems to be the best out there. And judging from the videos it really does.
The hardware I think too much is being made out of. I think too many tech pundits are hyponotized by thinness. .5 inches is not thick, it's just thicker than most of the competiton I have no idea why all of a sudden that just makes it a deal breaker.
but its OS looks really amazing. the whole "cards" idea looks wonderful. I'm intrigued. Apps will come and besides alot of apps generally tend to be a shortcut to the mobile site so if you can learn to manage bookmarks, then they basically do the same function as many of their app counterparts.
it does look really slick.
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From what I've read, the main complaints were about some sluggishness and the lack of apps. I don't think people are hypnotized by thickness so much as they have a certain expectation. It's not just the iPad that's thinner than the TouchPad, after all. I can understand how a mobile device's dimensions might be important, if you're carrying it around. I do think it's a style over substance argument, but I can't say style doesn't count at all, either.
Apps are a problem. There's no real way around that. Android can afford to launch w/ 300 tablet apps, because they've got lots of momentum and developers. WebOS, as slick as everyone acknowledges it is, hasn't ever picked up that kind of momentum, mainly because Palm was so late out of the gate w/ an SDK. Couple that with the fact that Palm's initial Pre advertising was an unmitigated disaster, and it's no surprise the platform didn't get a lot of early action (despite selling fairly well the first month or so). So that's the problem: HP has to convince developers they can get people to use the platform, and they have to convince users that there will be lots of apps for them to use.
It's going to be a tough slog.