
By Jo Best
Published: Tuesday 07 October 2008
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No on all counts:
Handheld gaming console: it's called the iPod touch.
Tablet: that's a form factor that hasn't set the world on fire, because the best position for input is parallel to the ground, and the best position for a display is perpendicular, and a tablet can't do both. A foldable tablet that doubles as a laptop might work. There probably isn't a large enough market to cover the cost of developing a tablet that would get a large enough market share to be worthwhile
iPhone nano: possible, but not necessary, because iPhone production costs will come down as the quantity increases.
Netbook: Same answer as the tablet.
OS X for other hardware: No chance of this happening. Apple is a hardware company that makes an OS. Licensing OS X to other manufacturers puts Apple in the position of competing with itself.
One of the most ignorant pieces I have read about ...
Anonymous
No on all counts:
Handheld gaming console: it's...
Anonymous
Tying Macs to OS X doesn't lock anything down. The...
Anonymous
Agree that the iphone nano and games console ideas...
Anonymous
With the Western worlds recession now starting to ...
Bagpuss
I liked the article. My bet is on a tablet or a ne...
George
I agree with the comments above, this article show...
Anonymous
It’s an acronym - so it’s TARDIS.
Paul
I liked the article, but then that's because I hav...
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