Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles

Date	2013-01-06 18:43 +0100
From	David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.embedded, uk.comp.os.linux
Subject	Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles
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On 06/01/13 00:44, The Real Doctor wrote:
> On 05/01/13 12:30, David Brown wrote:
>> That may well be true.  However, experience shows that common sense,
>> logic, value for money, product quality, etc., all play surprisingly
>> small roles in these things.  So while I expect you will probably be
>> right, I wouldn't put any money on it!
>
> I'd put a bet on it, but not a large one. I suspect that Windows 8
> tablets are going to do very well in the corporate market, and Google
> really need to up their game over Android's dreadful bugginess.
> Perpetual beta is all very well in its place, but that place is not the
> consumer market.
>

I've heard the "Windows 8 tablets will do well in corporations" theory 
before, but I can't say I agree with it.  It will certainly do better 
there than in the consumer market, but I cannot really think of many 
reasons why anyone would want a tablet (rather than a small laptop) for 
business use - and no reason at all why anyone would prefer a Windows 8 
tablet over an iPad or Android tablet.

The only selling point that springs to mind is that a Windows tablet can 
run MS Office, giving better compatibility with MS Office on desktops 
(but not perfect compatibility - there never is between different 
versions of MS Office).  Yet the office software market is more 
diversified now than it has been for years - the increased use of Google 
office and other on-line tools, along with Libre Office / Open Office, 
is making MS Office less necessary.  For many uses, less than perfect 
compatibility is good enough.  And if you need to use any sort of office 
software, you need a keyboard - so why bother with a tablet instead of a 
full laptop?  Or if you /do/ want a tablet with a keyboard, why bother 
with a Win8 device when an iPad or Android pad plus keyboard (such as 
the Asus Transformer) will do the job just as well?

> iOS products are ridiculously expensive, have a clunky and outdated user
> interface and restricted features compared to Android[1], but what they
> do they do very well indeed.
>
> Ian
>
> [1] How to open a private browsing tab on an iPad Mini: press home
> button - select settings - scroll to Safari - select Safari - slide
> "private browsing" to on - press home button - select Safari. How to
> open a private browsing tab in Android: long-press new tab button -
> select "open new private tab"

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The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2013-01-04 22:36 +0000
  Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-01-04 18:16 -0500
    Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles The Real Doctor <ian.groups@btinternet.com> - 2013-01-04 23:24 +0000
      Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2013-01-04 18:30 -0500
        Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-01-04 18:59 -0500
        Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2013-01-05 02:26 +0100
          Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles The Real Doctor <ian.groups@btinternet.com> - 2013-01-05 12:13 +0000
            Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2013-01-05 13:30 +0100
              Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2013-01-05 13:58 -0600
              Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles The Real Doctor <ian.groups@btinternet.com> - 2013-01-05 23:44 +0000
                Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2013-01-06 18:43 +0100
                Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles The Real Doctor <ian.groups@btinternet.com> - 2013-01-06 18:46 +0000
                Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2013-01-06 19:08 +0000
                Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles The Real Doctor <ian.groups@btinternet.com> - 2013-01-06 19:38 +0000
                Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2013-01-07 07:59 +0000
                Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2013-01-06 12:46 -0700
                Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2013-01-06 15:50 -0600
                Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles The Real Doctor <ian.groups@btinternet.com> - 2013-01-07 10:08 +0000
                Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2013-01-07 10:25 +0000
                Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2013-01-07 10:30 -0600
                Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles The Real Doctor <ian.groups@btinternet.com> - 2013-01-07 17:13 +0000
                Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2013-01-07 17:00 -0600
                Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2013-01-07 07:57 +0000
              Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2013-01-07 08:41 -0600
          Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2013-01-05 08:41 -0500
  Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles Chris Hills <chaz@chaz6.com> - 2013-01-12 12:46 +0000
    Re: The Multi-Billion dollar market opportunity created by Ubuntu on mobiles Chris Ahlstrom <admin@cyberbully.com> - 2013-01-12 09:57 -0500

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