woodsmoke
28th June 2011, 09:19 PM
Hi
I'll keep this simple....Riiiiiigggggt woodsmoke( I can hear THAT now! :D ) .
I was really rather blown away when I first saw the "application structure" for Gnome3.
The very first thing that I thought of was the applications in the menu on my Android(the very first original and still perking away).
Vertical integration through all hardware platforms is "the big thing" today and I think that it will be crucial over the next few years in terms of who "gets onto the ...."
I teach college biology and the school really is state of the art in terms of "IT". The students started appearing with laptops :) when the VERY IMPORTANT University down the road was concentrating on having "card sliders" on their candy machines instead of wifi everywhere. :confused:
Then it was "netbooks" and now it is all netbooks and the tablets are beginning to appear.
One of the "sign language" assistants who sat in class for a hearing impaired student this last semester brought a VERY HEAVEY and early tablet. :D
Why is this? Very simple, size, weight, convenience in terms of a backpack and that will translate into briefcases and large purses when they graduate.
I've fiddled with both Unity and Gnome3 for the last months and I think that Gnome3 "may" have the best shot at being workable on all of the platforms from cell phone to desktop.
In terms of a cell phone, the images for the applications now would translate very well into that size. In terms of a tablet they are already well proportioned to translate to a size for the tablet.
When someone figures out a way to have an onscreen keyboard "pop" like on the Android, it could be game, set and match.
I just wish I had a tablet upon which to experiment! :D
But, again, I think that Gnome3 could do it.
GREAT JOB DEVELOPERS AND COMMUNITY... .you are to be congratulated in every way! :)
woodsmoke
I'll keep this simple....Riiiiiigggggt woodsmoke( I can hear THAT now! :D ) .
I was really rather blown away when I first saw the "application structure" for Gnome3.
The very first thing that I thought of was the applications in the menu on my Android(the very first original and still perking away).
Vertical integration through all hardware platforms is "the big thing" today and I think that it will be crucial over the next few years in terms of who "gets onto the ...."
I teach college biology and the school really is state of the art in terms of "IT". The students started appearing with laptops :) when the VERY IMPORTANT University down the road was concentrating on having "card sliders" on their candy machines instead of wifi everywhere. :confused:
Then it was "netbooks" and now it is all netbooks and the tablets are beginning to appear.
One of the "sign language" assistants who sat in class for a hearing impaired student this last semester brought a VERY HEAVEY and early tablet. :D
Why is this? Very simple, size, weight, convenience in terms of a backpack and that will translate into briefcases and large purses when they graduate.
I've fiddled with both Unity and Gnome3 for the last months and I think that Gnome3 "may" have the best shot at being workable on all of the platforms from cell phone to desktop.
In terms of a cell phone, the images for the applications now would translate very well into that size. In terms of a tablet they are already well proportioned to translate to a size for the tablet.
When someone figures out a way to have an onscreen keyboard "pop" like on the Android, it could be game, set and match.
I just wish I had a tablet upon which to experiment! :D
But, again, I think that Gnome3 could do it.
GREAT JOB DEVELOPERS AND COMMUNITY... .you are to be congratulated in every way! :)
woodsmoke
