Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net>wrote: > Excuse the interruption ...... > > Why would a product that is meant to be used in informal setting ( on a > lap, > in a coffee shop, running around the house) need a keyboard? For the same reason that maybe twenty times in three years I've put my M8 on a tripod. It just makes what you are doing work better. I type better with my forefingers than with my thumbs ;-) > Would not a > cheap PC or Netbook do the same thing? > I would more likely have a keyboard in a bag in my car trunk than my netbook. > > Yes, I know the answer, but it is useful to remember that special purpose > tools do NOT do everything. Having the capability to do everything raises > costs, lowers battery life, and generally dilutes the true nature of a > product. > > Marketing not-quite-101..... > > Frank Filippone > red735i at earthlink.net > > > > I have seen several sources say that it will be able to use a bluetooth > keyboard, but cannot find that on apple's site > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA