Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 2nd Nov 2009 23:59 UTC
Windows 7 has been out and about for little over a week now, and as it turns out, Microsoft's new baby is doing relatively well. That is, according to the figures by NetApplications: Windows 7 already reached the 3% mark this weekend, and is already closing in on the 4% mark.
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We're not talking about the logical layout. It's not "desktop" versus command line. Recognizing the physical difference between a desktop formfactor versus a tablet formfactor is important for this topic.
A desktop is not going to have it's own mobile flip display or really be mobile at all. It's going to use an external display and probably a large surface area around face hight for the person sitting in front of it. You are going to be required to hold your arms out 90 degrees waving them about while poking the screen. The novelty of this is very quickly going to go away while the physical discomfort from it will build quickly.
A tablet provides it's own display surface and is intended to be mobile. This means it can be held at whatever angle and height make sense for the use. It can be flat on the table or held like a clip board. If it's a convertable design, it can also be L shaped open for keyboard use and even then does not require as much strain when using the touchscreen unless you place it on a stand raising it up to the monitor display height.
Sure, a desktop, laptop and tablet may be running the same OS providing the same general functions but we're not talking logical desktops here. We're talking physical form factors which make a very real difference when considering input interactions. I'm not leaning in and waving my arms about with this 24 inch wide screen unless you'll be popping past today to give me a strong enough swivel arm to hold it up so that I can pivot and tilt it to a touchscreen usable angle.