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I don't; but then I am not the typical consumer.
Full Article: Microsoft's Ballmer: Windows 7 slates are coming this year | ZDNetMicrosoft 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.
Really? Do we need a "Winpad"?
PS. Anyone from Microsoft seeing this. If you actually call it the "Winpad" I expect royalties
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 W7 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.
The HP Slate had a lot of promise....but I believe it was canceled.