Windows 7 - Microsoft's Ballmer: Windows 7 slates are coming this year

severedsolo · 07-12-2010

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Microsoft isn’t going to sit idly by and let slates from Apple and various Android backers run away with this market.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told the 14,000 partners during his July 12 keynote at the Worldwide Partner Conference to expect new Windows 7 slates before the end of this year.
Microsoft and its existing PC partners, including Asus, Dell, Samsung, Toshiba and Sony, will all be fielding Windows 7 slates in the coming months, Ballmer said. These slates will be available at a variety of price points and in a variety of form factors — with keyboards, touch only, dockable, able to handle digital ink, etc.

Full Article: Microsoft's Ballmer: Windows 7 slates are coming this year | ZDNet

Really? Do we need a "Winpad"?

CarlTR6 · 07-12-2010

I don't; but then I am not the typical consumer.

severedsolo · 07-12-2010

PS. Anyone from Microsoft seeing this. If you actually call it the "Winpad" I expect royalties

Lordbob75 · 07-12-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by severedsolo

PS. Anyone from Microsoft seeing this. If you actually call it the "Winpad" I expect royalties

Still better than the iPad.

I would like to try these out, but I don't know how useful they would be for me, except as a gadget.

~Lordbob

noobvious · 07-12-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by severedsolo

Quote:

Microsoft isn’t going to sit idly by and let slates from Apple and various Android backers run away with this market.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told the 14,000 partners during his July 12 keynote at the Worldwide Partner Conference to expect new Windows 7 slates before the end of this year.
Microsoft and its existing PC partners, including Asus, Dell, Samsung, Toshiba and Sony, will all be fielding Windows 7 slates in the coming months, Ballmer said. These slates will be available at a variety of price points and in a variety of form factors — with keyboards, touch only, dockable, able to handle digital ink, etc.

Full Article: Microsoft's Ballmer: Windows 7 slates are coming this year | ZDNet

Really? Do we need a "Winpad"?

I don't. Would I like a netbook to supplement my desktop? Yes....but I don't need a pad/slate/tablet thingie.

Crunchy Doodle · 07-13-2010

I am looking forward to the WinPads coming in the next few months. I'm particularly interested in how ASUS will be doing this. Right now I have a Windows 7 netbook convertible with a relatively high-res single touch screen that I enjoy using for web surfing and light duty general computing while lounging on the couch with it propped up on my knee. What's wrong with it is its relatively heavy weight and relative bulk compared to what I expect from these new WinPads. Also the battery life, while fine for me, is relatively short.

Bring it on . . . .

Bye.

DeaconFrost · 07-13-2010

The HP Slate had a lot of promise....but I believe it was canceled.

noobvious · 07-13-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by DeaconFrost

The HP Slate had a lot of promise....but I believe it was canceled.

I think it is possible they will make something similar but with the Palm OS, now that they own it.