Re:Behold The Leaked TouchPad--HP's Response To The iPad
by mikelbring on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @12:56PM
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Have you seen WebOS? I find it rather interesting and thinks its better for a tablet than iOS is.
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Re:Behold The Leaked TouchPad--HP's Response To The iPad
by CamperBob on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @02:44PM
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Mostly what I'm seeing (watching the video) are what look like garbage-collection hitches, and instances where the demonstrator has to repeatedly hit the same spot on the screen to make something happen. It doesn't look anywhere near as smooth as a first-gen iPad. This stuff matters, as it turns out.
As for the rest of the demo, well -- shrug -- it looks like iOS. I tend to agree with the downvoted grandparent: bring something new to the table, or don't waste my time. My guess is that few people other than patent attorneys will end up making any money from this product.
Re:Behold The Leaked TouchPad--HP's Response To The iPad
by smackfu on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @03:24PM
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The task switching is nothing like and far better than iOS. Unless you like that hacky double-tap home thing.
Re:Behold The Leaked TouchPad--HP's Response To The iPad
by CamperBob on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @03:41PM
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Well, no, the task-switching UI is better than iOS, I do agree with that. It's perplexing that someone at Apple of all places thought the double-tap home thing was a good idea.
In any case, if someone at Apple were to load up on Red Bull and pizza and camp out in their office for a weekend, iOS's task-switcher could look and work exactly the same. They apparently believe they're doing it the right way now, though, for whatever reason.