From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 22 08:52:10 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C1AD106566B for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:52:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jpg@gnix.co.uk) Received: from think.gnix.co.uk (griffin.gnix.co.uk [80.229.5.32]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 816358FC14 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:52:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from think.gnix.co.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by think.gnix.co.uk (8.14.5/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p6M8qAmr008893 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:52:10 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jpg@gnix.co.uk) Received: (from jpg@localhost) by think.gnix.co.uk (8.14.5/8.14.4/Submit) id p6M8qAQl008892 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:52:10 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jpg@gnix.co.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: think.gnix.co.uk: jpg set sender to jpg@gnix.co.uk using -f Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:52:10 +0100 From: Jamie Paul Griffin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110722085210.GA8786@think.gnix.co.uk> References: <375e5bcac1acd4b781ef97bd1718e689.squirrel@www.magehandbook.com> <20110721161356.GI5129@think.gnix.co.uk> <20110721171154.GA69523@guilt.hydra> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-PGP-Key: http://www.gnix.co.uk/~jpg/jpg-pubkey.asc X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE X-URL: http://www.gnix.co.uk/~jpg/ User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Subject: Re: 2020: Will BSD and Linux be relevant anymore? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:52:10 -0000 On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 02:06:04PM -0400, Daniel Staal wrote: > One of the people I know uses this as his work laptop, running Excel, > Powerpoint, Outlook, Word, etc. (Of course, he's not running Android at > that point...) The 'laptop' is a tablet in a case with a bluetooth > keyboard. He uses this _at his desk in the office, next to a desktop > computer._ (Because he can then take the work home with him, or bring it > to a meeting.) With the exception of the spreadsheet and the MUA - and I use that description lightly - most of that functionality can be achieved with TeX and with a more professional appearance. Granted this approach requires a higher skill level but on balance it's worth it because the results are better. People in corporate environments seem to use this "toy" software a lot which I can only imaginge is for ease and because almost anyone can use it. It can't for cost benefit as the most popular version is so expensive. I would never pay that much for something put together so badly. I do appreciate, though, the conveniece bluetooth and the-like provide. At the moment it's just not something I care too much about.