Only laptops and smartphones survive
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While the Note 12.2 is hoping to break its way into the business market it is not going to happen until there is more software for Android than just the "Office" look-a-like that this Note comes with. The Samsung Note line is good - I have the 10.1. Handwriting recognition works excellently, but it has been a long time since many have used a pen to handwrite anything of length so while the pen has the advantage in marking up documents, making quick notes, or doing graphics work, when it comes to any writing of significance you need a keyboard. The Note is compatible with bluetooth keyboards and this is what I have used with my Note to write documents. But now I am carrying a ten inch tablet and a keyboard of almost equal size. I have begun to think that a Notebook would have been a much better choice - but Notebooks are hard to find lately - and require more data to accomplish the same web tasks as a tablet.
Many businesses use very specialized software packages designed for their industries. Some businesses need to use government approved specific software for their day to day computing. None of these exist in an "app". Android Desktops are nothing more than an elaborate tablet and also do not run the software required by many businesses. They will appeal to kids but not serious PC users or businesses. Look how unpopular the Chromebook is.
Microsoft is finding its Surface tablets do not have the popularity that they hoped for and several months ago announced that the Surface was to be discontinued.
We were in a Sears store in the hardware department and I asked a salesman for a price on something that was not marked. He took out a phone sized tablet loaded with some application to read inventory and even ring up a sale. He tried for five minutes to scan the bar code on the tool and then gave up and walked me over to the cash register where he had a price in ten seconds and then rang up the sale. So much for "progress". He thought the same at the time.
It is hard to get businesses to give up Win XP and Win 7 - they are certainly not going to embrace Android.
Many businesses use very specialized software packages designed for their industries. Some businesses need to use government approved specific software for their day to day computing. None of these exist in an "app". Android Desktops are nothing more than an elaborate tablet and also do not run the software required by many businesses. They will appeal to kids but not serious PC users or businesses. Look how unpopular the Chromebook is.
Microsoft is finding its Surface tablets do not have the popularity that they hoped for and several months ago announced that the Surface was to be discontinued.
We were in a Sears store in the hardware department and I asked a salesman for a price on something that was not marked. He took out a phone sized tablet loaded with some application to read inventory and even ring up a sale. He tried for five minutes to scan the bar code on the tool and then gave up and walked me over to the cash register where he had a price in ten seconds and then rang up the sale. So much for "progress". He thought the same at the time.
It is hard to get businesses to give up Win XP and Win 7 - they are certainly not going to embrace Android.
