01.05.10
tablets!
Props to Mr. Gruber for the perfect summary of Microsoft & HP’s tablet/slate prototype. Complete with stylus! That is just what the world is waiting for, two years post-iPhone. A stylus! Can’t wit for the demo.
OK so seriously, there are a few things missing from this demo:
- gmail
- flickr
- SMS
- chat
ie, everything a modern consumer cares about on their (mobile) computer. A couple inescapable conclusions from this information:
- Microsoft has had a skunkworks project for a new mobile operating system that looks nothing like any Microsoft product and specifically does not emulate any current features of Word, Excel or Outlook
- Microsoft has given up one the Office/Windows duet that has given them two decades of profitability
- this project has somehow seen the light of day, but hasn’t been released in any way shape or form