CNET: The Future of the Tablet is the PC

[Shane R]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

If we knew that, we'd all be prophets doing it, and then nobody will own the whole market.



You are missing the point.

Everyone knew the iPod would one day become a phone.

Everyone knew that one day PC's would become uber-popular.

What's the next 'everyone knows' we're waiting for?

[wodin]

flying pigs?

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by wodin

flying pigs?

Flying cars.
An asteroid impact.

[tubemonkey]

Fire tablet w/ mSD card slot

[pwalker8]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

If it is so easy to find, why not just give us a link?
Wait did you say the UL lab?

Because I've become bored with your silly games. I'm not going to do the research for you. It was in an article back when the iPads first came out and people were talking about touch screen monitors and laptops.

Apple has a very extensive UI lab. Sun did at one time. Most of the serious UI designers have such labs.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by pwalker8

Because I've become bored with your silly games. I'm not going to do the research for you. It was in an article back when the iPads first came out and people were talking about touch screen monitors and laptops.

Apple has a very extensive UI lab. Sun did at one time. Most of the serious UI designers have such labs.

You come in quoting studies, then tell us to research it. Please back up your statements. Now is that UI or UL?

That is not a silly game.
So now exactly what UI lab did this study you were so Gung ho about?

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by pwalker8

Because I've become bored with your silly games. I'm not going to do the research for you. It was in an article back when the iPads first came out and people were talking about touch screen monitors and laptops.

Apple has a very extensive UI lab. Sun did at one time. Most of the serious UI designers have such labs.

IPads have been out how many years? So you were using very old data.

[TimW]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Fire tablet w/ mSD card slot

U gots acid in yer nanners, doncha?

As an aside, do you know what's the autocorrect word for "doncha?" Douche. No offense intended, Tube. I love intentionally misspelling words for the a/c payoff.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by TimW

U gots acid in yer nanners, doncha?

As an aside, do you know what's the autocorrect word for "doncha?" Douche. No offense intended, Tube. I love intentionally misspelling words for the a/c payoff.

Bad batch of dried banana peels

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Fire tablet w/ mSD card slot

No. Freaking. Way!

[Yolina]

Originally Posted by pwalker8

Apple has a very extensive UI lab.

Is that the same Apple UI lab that came to the conclusion that the iPad was the *perfect* size as it was and that no-one would ever want to use a tablet with a smaller screen? (but obviously only until they released the iPad Mini )

[MikeB1972]

Originally Posted by wodin

flying pigs?

We already have flying cows, how else do you explain Buffalo Wings, tastes like chicken for some reason but I assume that has something to do with uplift.

[TimW]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Bad batch of dried banana peels

I accused you of drug abuse too quickly, Nate is reporting a rumor of...a microSD card slot on a Fire tablet! Although it's merely a rumor, I'm going to check outside to make sure the sun hasn't turned black like sackcloth. The end is nigh!

http://the-digital-reader.com/2015/0...lears-the-fcc/

[Yolina]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Fire tablet w/ mSD card slot

Pigs *are* flying

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by Yolina

Pigs *are* flying

Not really.
They're just very big hummingbirds.

Amazon has started seeing the value of external storage with the FIRE TV line because they are starting to attract ports of older (and bigger) games. And, because they understand tablets (in particular) need to evolve or risk getting run over by convertibles and cheap WinTabs, all of which feature SD card *and* USB storage options.

Convertibles are only a small part of the Win10 PC renewal; Cloudbooks, stick PCs, and streamer-sized PCs, all in the ujder-$200 range are about to rattle a lot of cages.