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Bob Russell · 09-28-2005, 03:03 PM

I'm hoping this is not an AI-based innovation, but a new approach to the IBM Soul-Pad sort of computing, but with a slate/tablet form.

While that's what I'd like, my guess would be that Palm is really after someting like a ubiquitous computing platform that's internet based. Sort of a personal grid device based on a new OS architecture to compete with Windows and Linux and MacOSX. The sort of thing that people have been predicting to come from Google. But Palm might scoop them on it. I would be against it, except he talked about lots of storage. This fits his description if he means lots of storage on a server. I'd like it better if this vision included lots of local storage AND lots of server storage.

But I can't wait to hear the product announcement or more leaks. That may be as exciting (or disappointing) as the product release.

09-28-2005, 03:03 PM	#7
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	I'm hoping this is not an AI-based innovation, but a new approach to the IBM Soul-Pad sort of computing, but with a slate/tablet form. While that's what I'd like, my guess would be that Palm is really after someting like a ubiquitous computing platform that's internet based. Sort of a personal grid device based on a new OS architecture to compete with Windows and Linux and MacOSX. The sort of thing that people have been predicting to come from Google. But Palm might scoop them on it. I would be against it, except he talked about lots of storage. This fits his description if he means lots of storage on a server. I'd like it better if this vision included lots of local storage AND lots of server storage. But I can't wait to hear the product announcement or more leaks. That may be as exciting (or disappointing) as the product release.