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dmaul1114 · 04-29-2010, 04:44 PM

I do agree. I just think it makes sense on say iPods and iPhones where people have little need to organize their files etc. Also music is easy to organize. Most people are fine with just having it organized by artist and then Album.

I think it makes less sense for the iPad or any tablet device. But that's just a fundamental problem I have with the iPad. They're really treating it like a big iPod touch that people will just use to access media--movies, books, music, the internet,and use random apps. Not having a file system is fine for most casual users just wanting a tablet as a media consumption gadget. Though the power users there still want more control over organization etc.

They've shunned the market of those of us who want a tablet (that's not a full tablet PC) for all that stuff--but also for productivity--be it business folks, academics like myself etc. who need to be able to organize our files. I don't want a tablet PC, but I need a tablet that leans a bit more in that direction and less toward being a large smart phone (minus the phone) than the iPad does. Hopefully another company will fill that void with an Android tablet or something else soon!

Also I think it would be silly for companies like MS to get away from the file system. The ones it doesn't work for, I'd suspect, are the older folks. I'd think the 50 (or at least 40) and under set that have been using Windows most of their lives have no problems with it. Hence it's a problem of computer literacy that will die off as society ages.

But in any case, I don't want an argument either, and thanks for adding a blurb about it to the list.

04-29-2010, 04:44 PM	#33
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	I do agree. I just think it makes sense on say iPods and iPhones where people have little need to organize their files etc. Also music is easy to organize. Most people are fine with just having it organized by artist and then Album. I think it makes less sense for the iPad or any tablet device. But that's just a fundamental problem I have with the iPad. They're really treating it like a big iPod touch that people will just use to access media--movies, books, music, the internet,and use random apps. Not having a file system is fine for most casual users just wanting a tablet as a media consumption gadget. Though the power users there still want more control over organization etc. They've shunned the market of those of us who want a tablet (that's not a full tablet PC) for all that stuff--but also for productivity--be it business folks, academics like myself etc. who need to be able to organize our files. I don't want a tablet PC, but I need a tablet that leans a bit more in that direction and less toward being a large smart phone (minus the phone) than the iPad does. Hopefully another company will fill that void with an Android tablet or something else soon! Also I think it would be silly for companies like MS to get away from the file system. The ones it doesn't work for, I'd suspect, are the older folks. I'd think the 50 (or at least 40) and under set that have been using Windows most of their lives have no problems with it. Hence it's a problem of computer literacy that will die off as society ages. But in any case, I don't want an argument either, and thanks for adding a blurb about it to the list. Last edited by dmaul1114; 04-29-2010 at 06:13 PM.