On 7/27/2014 6:32 AM, Ed Cryer wrote:
At least MS were right about tablets. They're the future, no doubt about
it. But desktops are still the norm for older people and especially
office work; and those number millions.

While I have used tablets since around 2000, I knew virtually nothing
about Windows tablets. So I decided that I had to start learning. My
first one back in 2012 was a Windows 7 tablet. There wasn't many Windows
8 tablets yet, so I bought two of them. One I installed Windows 8.

Both were a great crash course to Windows 7 and 8 tablets. But I needed
more knowledge about Windows tablets. So I purchased Windows 3.1 and
Windows XP tablets too. So I could see where it got started and see
where it is going.

And I can tell you there is no difference between a Windows tablet and a
Windows desktop. Applications are the same, the Windows kernel is the
same, keyboards are the same, mice, external monitors, etc. are all of
the same.

If MS can split Win into two; one for PCs, one for tablets, then they'll
get back on track.

If a Windows desktop and a Windows tablet is the same, why divide them
up? That is what Apple has done and the two are not compatible with each
other. As the OS is different, applications are different, etc. I see no
reason whatsoever to divide them up. Look at Linux, it is divided up
into over 300 distros. That doesn't help Linux whatsoever. No developer
wants to support 300+ distros, let alone two different Windows versions.

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Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Kingston 120GB SSD - Thunderbird v24.4.0
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