flynn23 wrote:
] why would you want a laptop form factor if you could have a
] tablet? The laptop is a 20 year old ergonomic factor in the
] history of humanity (100 if you count the typewriter as a
] precursor). The tablet is about as old as humans. Which do you
] think has got more evolutionary karma?

Clearly the keyboard, as it is the most evolved form. Go failed because people want to type. How long has it been since you tried to write something extensive, like an essay, with a pen? It is not a pleasant experience, let me assure you. Writing with a pen HURTS. My fingers are usually throbbing after an hour or so. I can go for days on a keyboard, and I write faster on it too. Pressing a button is always going to take less time then drawing a letter regardless of your proficiency level.

I want something with both form factors. Something that transforms. There are times when I am doing something limited, like reading, and I want a mostly output device, and I wouldn't mind writing in a url or two if it means the keyboard goes away, and then there are times when I'm writing software or long emails and I want the keyboard there.

But if I can't have it both ways, I'm going to choose a laptop over a tablet any day. So what if the environment has to adapt; if people have to get used to looking at my screen in meetings. We can redesign the environment to work around that more effectively. Buy meeting tables with built in depressions for laptops so you can use your machine without hiding your face... We did it for the automobile.

RE: UWB might be coming sooner than you think