From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 21 18:06:05 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D87D106566C for ; Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:06:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from DStaal@usa.net) Received: from mail.magehandbook.com (173-8-4-45-WashingtonDC.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [173.8.4.45]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF5738FC15 for ; Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:06:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.magehandbook.com (archersrock.info [192.168.1.100]) by mail.magehandbook.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D19DE0B for ; Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:06:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 152.121.16.254 (SquirrelMail authenticated user daniel) by www.magehandbook.com with HTTP; Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:06:04 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20110721171154.GA69523@guilt.hydra> References: <375e5bcac1acd4b781ef97bd1718e689.squirrel@www.magehandbook.com> <20110721161356.GI5129@think.gnix.co.uk> <20110721171154.GA69523@guilt.hydra> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:06:04 -0400 From: "Daniel Staal" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.21 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Subject: Re: 2020: Will BSD and Linux be relevant anymore? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:06:05 -0000 On Thu, July 21, 2011 1:11 pm, Chad Perrin wrote: > > If all they want is a toy with a Web browser and an email client, I guess > that works for them. I don't know if they really count for purposes of > discussing the possible replacement of desktops and laptops, though, > because what they really need is not a general-purpose personal computer > at all. > > Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] One of the people I know uses this as his work laptop, running Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Word, etc. (Of course, he's not running Android at that point...) The 'laptop' is a tablet in a case with a bluetooth keyboard. He uses this _at his desk in the office, next to a desktop computer._ (Because he can then take the work home with him, or bring it to a meeting.) Whether of not it's sane, it's being done. ;) Daniel T. Staal --------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. ---------------------------------------------------------------