One mans opinion of Apple's overpriced laptop

[Carm]

I agree with you ka jowct. I like to have control of my stuff and have it available whenever I need it. There are to many what-ifs when dealing with remote content/servers.

Access is just one - Server down/blocked servers/Hacked servers/broadband issues/connections.

As mentioned before, dumb terminals is the wave of the future? I doubt it. Kind of backward thinking IMHO.

As for Google docs etc..., its available on almost all platforms/OSes.

[macphanatic]

Carm wrote:
I agree with you ka jowct. I like to have control of my stuff and have it available whenever I need it. There are to many what-ifs when dealing with remote content/servers.

Access is just one - Server down/blocked servers/Hacked servers/broadband issues/connections.

As mentioned before, dumb terminals is the wave of the future? I doubt it. Kind of backward thinking IMHO.

As for Google docs etc..., its available on almost all platforms/OSes.

I agree as well. I want my content on my device(s), not on someone else's servers. Until broadband is available everywhere, reliably, cheaply, and without data caps I don't see this taking off.

[davester]

The UnDoug wrote:
samintx, the article is not about Apple's "overpriced" laptop, it's actually all about how the Google Chromebook is overpriced.

Exactly. You seem very confused samintx. Did you think that the Pixel was an apple product, or did you just look at the headline and not read the article.

[Racer X]

GGD wrote:
[quote=freeradical]

Rather, the cloud represents a different form of computing entirely -- applications are no longer run on the user’s own PC, but instead, on some distant server.

Didn't people used to telnet into their Unix account?

And when the system went down, nobody could do any work.
the older kid was frantic several weeks ago. He couldn't do his homework because his wireless connection was flakey, and he relied solely on Google Docs for everything.

[GGD]

Racer X wrote:
the older kid was frantic several weeks ago. He couldn't do his homework because his wireless connection was flakey, and he relied solely on Google Docs for everything.

That's minor compare to this... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Sidekick_data_loss

[Article Accelerator]

samintx wrote:
http://beta.fool.com/joekurtz/2013/05/05...lnk0000001

It seems he likes the Android/Chrome/Pixel....I'm sure people here are loyal to Apple but does he have some points?

No, he doesn't.

[Article Accelerator]

bhaveshp wrote: We've got several MB Airs and a Samsung Chromebook (ARM) in the house. While the Airs are heavily favored, at less than a quarter of the price, we get good use out of the Chromebook.

If the Chromebook is unavailable for any reason, you can substitute for it nicely by launching a type of application on your Macs known as a Web browser. There's even one built-in called Safari.

[WHiiP]

Suzanne . . .

Don't YOU ever have an opinion?

I haven't taken the time to read your link because you never seem to have an opinion. Based upon the link address, I don't think I will ever read it.

What do YOU think?

[decay]

If I had a Chromebook and took it on vacation, and the vacation home was remote and didn't have wifi or high-speed internet, would it work?

I sort of doubt it.

[GGD]

decay wrote:
If I had a Chromebook and took it on vacation, and the vacation home was remote and didn't have wifi or high-speed internet, would it work?

I sort of doubt it.

Depends on how remote, it can connect via cellular networks, like an iPhone / iPad.

http://support.google.com/chromeos/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1059122