Tablet PC και ανοησίες. Newton ftw ρε!

Surely, there are going to be some people beating their heads against a wall in Redmond today.

After a decade of pursuing the notion of a tablet computer for consumers, it now appears possible, if not likely, that Apple will be the one that gets credit--and the revenue--for making the product mainstream.

Although PC makers have been selling tablet-shaped computers for years, the idea has caught on mainly in niche business markets like health care and transportation, rather than as a device for the average Joe.

But that's not to say Microsoft hasn't been trying. Bill Gates first talked about the idea of a Tablet PC at Comdex back in 2000.

A year later, Gates rolled out various models, including one Compaq prototype that resembled a giant version of its iPaq handheld.

"Next year I hope a lot of people in the audience will be taking their notes on a Tablet PC," Gates told the Comdex crowd.

But few took him up on the offer.

Microsoft continued to refine the notion, improving the handwriting, but the products remained a niche. Most of the "tablet PCs" that have sold have actually been notebook computers with a rotating screen as opposed to the slate models that are similar to Apple's device.

More recently, the company worked on a consumer tablet effort known as Project Origami. Microsoft managed to get considerable buzz for the notion--even before people knew what Origami was.

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Πέρα του ότι όλα τα παραπάνω δείχνουν, για πολλοστή φορά, το πόσο πραγματικά βλάκας είναι ο Bill Gates και πόσο βλήματα είναι η Micro$oft και οι πουτάνες της επί δεκαετίες τώρα, είναι το κλασσικό άρθρο που κάνει ΜΠΑΜ του πόσο βαλτό και ψεύτικο είναι! Κλασσικά να αλλάξουμε την ιστορία των υπολογιστών έτσι απλά επειδή είμαστε οι πουτάνες της Micro$oft. Ποιο 2000 και Micro$oft;

ΟΧΙ κυρίες και κύριοι. ΔΕΝ θα περάσει αυτό. Κανείς δεν πρόκειται να ξεχάσει το Newton της Apple που στην ουσία είναι ο παππούς του iPad. Έλεος δηλαδή. Newton λέμε! 20 χρόνια πριν!