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Originally Posted by fjtorres
I dunno.
At work we had Toshiba Librettos (5in) for the road warrior powerpoint rangers.
Then we moved to the very First (purple) Sony Vaios.
For that matter, the earliest suitcase portable PCs ran 5in-9in CRT screens.
Corporate types are flexible folks, when it comes to PCs. :-)
The old Windows desktop may be suboptimal for smaller screens but the apps themselves are perfectly usable. Don't forget, Windows has adjustable screen metrics. Setting the screen metrics to 150 dpi should render pretty much every legacy app perfectly usable.
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It's not just a smaller screen. The primary interface is touch, and like teh603 mentions, most applications today are designed for larger screens.
I run Polaris Office on my 4.25" phone. While it is usable in a pinch, it is difficult and annoying. Overall a poor substitute for a larger device for that kind of work.
Don't get me wrong, I like the 8" form factor and the fact that we are getting more choices. I just don't see much of a market for a $380 8" tablet regardless of capability. Most people don't want to use something that small for legacy Windows apps.
Being an RT owner I may have a different perspective. I have found I don't have much use for legacy apps on a tablet and I don't miss them. A good web browser, Office, and Remote Desktop are all I really need in a mobile device. When I bought it I didn't figure it could replace my personal laptop, but it has. If it only had more robust security and Outlook it would replace my work laptop as well. With RT a device this size and quality would be much cheaper making it appealing to a much broader market.