Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 5th Oct 2009 20:33 UTC
Ah, the tablet computer. For over two decades now have companies tried to get the public to buy the darn things, and yet, despite all the efforts, promises, analysts, and even personal involvement by Bill Gates, they simply never took off. Recently, the tablet has seen renewed attention - but will they succeed now?
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I work in an organization with over 10,000 people. We've got about 700 tablet pcs. We have an in house app for inspections where they click on boxes to put a check in them and some scroll wheels. That part works good.
The handwriting part is not that great. Sure you can say it is great but when you put inspectors (which usually are not geeks) out in the field and they have to try to write on these things and have it figure out what they are writing, it is about 80% accurate.
That might sound good but after all this time and all the updates it is not that good. The inspectors spend more time correcting errors than they would spend if they recorded what they wanted to say on paper and then typing it in using the keyboard later.
What do the inspectors think about the tablet pcs after FOUR years of using them? I've yet to hear one inspector say they like them.
As for us that support them? Some of us (not me) think the are cool but agree they don't use any of the "special" features because they are more hassle than they are worth. Supporting them is a hassle compared to regular laptops. And Yes, we do know what we are doing.