Comments on: How are the EeePC, Google, Open Source, and Social Networking Connected? http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/11/07/how-are-the-eeepc-google-open-source-and-social-networking-connected/ A blog about new media, marketing, and communications Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:51:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Brad Davidson http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/11/07/how-are-the-eeepc-google-open-source-and-social-networking-connected/#comment-4656 Brad Davidson Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:05:59 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/11/07/how-are-the-eeepc-google-open-source-and-social-networking-connected/#comment-4656 The convergence of the devices is certainly having an impact and while I think that people will eventually get sick of the really small devices and go back to a smaller form factor device that irrespective of what they use, as Tom says, the portability of data will become paramount. If you can carry your data in a small package but connect to a SFF notebook or any device, immediately and securely then you will always find one around but the security will be as important as anything in the second phase once they work out the technology aspects. Regards Brad The convergence of the devices is certainly having an impact and while I think that people will eventually get sick of the really small devices and go back to a smaller form factor device that irrespective of what they use, as Tom says, the portability of data will become paramount.

If you can carry your data in a small package but connect to a SFF notebook or any device, immediately and securely then you will always find one around but the security will be as important as anything in the second phase once they work out the technology aspects.

Regards

Brad

]]> By: Chris Ammon http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/11/07/how-are-the-eeepc-google-open-source-and-social-networking-connected/#comment-4634 Chris Ammon Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:52:31 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/11/07/how-are-the-eeepc-google-open-source-and-social-networking-connected/#comment-4634 I was expecting the site to market to tech-savvy business folks. Nice angle to sell it as basically a lay-person's giant PDA. Which is why they are burying the Linux fact. I guess they're thinking that will scare folks away. I'd take one of these over an iPhone any day! I was expecting the site to market to tech-savvy business folks. Nice angle to sell it as basically a lay-person’s giant PDA. Which is why they are burying the Linux fact. I guess they’re thinking that will scare folks away. I’d take one of these over an iPhone any day!

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