Comments on: (Hand) Writing on the Wall: Ray Ozzie and the Past Tense of Tablet PCs http://www.gottabemobile.com/2008/11/02/hand-writing-on-the-wall-ray-ozzie-and-the-past-tense-of-tablet-pcs/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hand-writing-on-the-wall-ray-ozzie-and-the-past-tense-of-tablet-pcs Mobile News & Reviews Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: double o don http://www.gottabemobile.com/2008/11/02/hand-writing-on-the-wall-ray-ozzie-and-the-past-tense-of-tablet-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-1653 double o don Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:19:43 +0000 http://www.gottabemobile.com/?p=7422#comment-1653 Once upon a time, The personal computer with a spreadsheet took on the paper ledger sheet, - exceeded all of the base features - and "justified" the original personal computer itself. The personal computer with a database took on the paper kardex, - exceeded all of the base features - and "justified" the hard drive. The tablet computer with a pen (writing) interface has taken on the paper notepad, - fails to match the instant availability feature - and will struggle until it does. Once upon a time,
The personal computer with a spreadsheet took on the paper ledger sheet,
– exceeded all of the base features
– and “justified” the original personal computer itself.

The personal computer with a database took on the paper kardex,
– exceeded all of the base features
– and “justified” the hard drive.

The tablet computer with a pen (writing) interface has taken on the paper notepad,
– fails to match the instant availability feature
– and will struggle until it does.

]]> By: Warner Crocker http://www.gottabemobile.com/2008/11/02/hand-writing-on-the-wall-ray-ozzie-and-the-past-tense-of-tablet-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Warner Crocker Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:36:00 +0000 http://www.gottabemobile.com/?p=7422#comment-1630 I hope your reading is right, Mickey. But I'm thinking it all comes down to consumption vs. creation. I hope your reading is right, Mickey. But I’m thinking it all comes down to consumption vs. creation.

]]> By: Mickey Segal http://www.gottabemobile.com/2008/11/02/hand-writing-on-the-wall-ray-ozzie-and-the-past-tense-of-tablet-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-1608 Mickey Segal Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:36:19 +0000 http://www.gottabemobile.com/?p=7422#comment-1608 As I read Ozzie's quote, it sounds like he is referring to touch on the Tablet PC as being "truly niche", not Tablet PCs themselves as truly niche. And he is predicting that touch will increase. I hope that pen input is not dropped. A finger is at least 10 times wider than a pen tip; producing a high error rate. Touch is better for brief interactions or in situations in which multitouch is useful, so it is great to have both, but I wouldn't want to give up the pen. As I read Ozzie’s quote, it sounds like he is referring to touch on the Tablet PC as being “truly niche”, not Tablet PCs themselves as truly niche. And he is predicting that touch will increase.

I hope that pen input is not dropped. A finger is at least 10 times wider than a pen tip; producing a high error rate. Touch is better for brief interactions or in situations in which multitouch is useful, so it is great to have both, but I wouldn’t want to give up the pen.

]]> By: Lawrence http://www.gottabemobile.com/2008/11/02/hand-writing-on-the-wall-ray-ozzie-and-the-past-tense-of-tablet-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-1540 Lawrence Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:35:22 +0000 http://www.gottabemobile.com/?p=7422#comment-1540 Anyone that has seen a video of a touch device being... touched... or better, still, a multi-touch device being multi-touched... is certainly impressed. If the multi-touch experience on Windows 7 is as sexy as we all hope it will be then we are talking about a revolution more than an evolution of the way we interact with our PCs. Having said all that touch and multi-touch, as natural as they may sound, are a massive change. Like fish evolving themselves into terrestrial animals our hands will have to make their way up the keyboard-shore and onto the screen. I'm just thinking about my 73 year old dad who's not quite mastered the right-hand mouse button yet. If I were to ask him to touch expand an image using two fingers rather than click on an 'expand image' button I think I'll short-circuit his mind. Funnily enough, he felt at easy with OneNote when I showed it to him. Anyone that has seen a video of a touch device being… touched… or better, still, a multi-touch device being multi-touched… is certainly impressed.

If the multi-touch experience on Windows 7 is as sexy as we all hope it will be then we are talking about a revolution more than an evolution of the way we interact with our PCs.

Having said all that touch and multi-touch, as natural as they may sound, are a massive change. Like fish evolving themselves into terrestrial animals our hands will have to make their way up the keyboard-shore and onto the screen.

I’m just thinking about my 73 year old dad who’s not quite mastered the right-hand mouse button yet. If I were to ask him to touch expand an image using two fingers rather than click on an ‘expand image’ button I think I’ll short-circuit his mind.

Funnily enough, he felt at easy with OneNote when I showed it to him.

]]> By: Gavin Miller http://www.gottabemobile.com/2008/11/02/hand-writing-on-the-wall-ray-ozzie-and-the-past-tense-of-tablet-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 Gavin Miller Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:50:31 +0000 http://www.gottabemobile.com/?p=7422#comment-1492 Your last sentence certainly sums it up Warner.... Your last sentence certainly sums it up Warner….

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