Re: [orca-list] Fwd: Re: What the actual status with GNOME Shell 3.2 accessibility support?

[Thomas Ward <thomasward1978 gmail com>]

Hi,

Agreed. That is an excellent summary of the destinction between
desktop/laptop users and tablet/netbook users. Each type of computer
has advantages and disadvantages and just because tablets and netbooks
are becoming more popular with the mainstream doesn't mean it will
replace desktops and laptops.

For instance, I'm a software developer and I'm also an amateur
musician. As a result I really make use of a larger hard drive, as
much ram as I can get, and in many cases a netbook or tablet just
wouldn't cut it for the kinds of computer projects and work I do on a
day to day basis. Sure I don't mind using a Netbook for posting
something on Twitter, Facebook, my e-mail etc but not for recording
and editing music or writing an application in Visual Studio 2010. For
those kinds of tasks I'll use a desktop or higher end laptop.

Cheers!


On 10/13/11, Christopher Chaltain <chaltain gmail com> wrote:
> I agree we need to get more accessibility on the tablets and the
> netbooks, but I don't think anyone needs to worry about laptops and
> desktops going away. The best article I read on the subject made the
> distinction between content consumers and content providers. Content
> consumers, who will be surfing the web, reading email, checking social
> networking sites, streaming media, jotting down some notes, dashing off
> the occasional email or text message and so on will be big tablet and
> netbook users. Content providers though, who spend 8 plus hours a day,
> designing web sites, writing thousands of lines of code, publishing
> documents, editing video and so on won't be getting rid of their laptops
> and desktops and doing this on a tablet or netbook. My only point is
> that the laptop and desktop won't be going away entirely any time soon.