Someone out Apple Apple?

[Timothy Auld]

Based on not one but two very bad experiences with Toshiba laptops and Toshiba’s support it would be very hard for me to buy anything with that name on it even it it came with a lifetime complimentary membership (initiation fee included) in American Cinema Editors.

Tim

[Marcus Moore]

The iOS’ificaion of OSX has been largely overblown in my estimation. It’s basically about sharing good ideas in both direction, and creating a more cohesive identity between the two. iOS has basically brought the appStore (which has been in many cases a great success), and Launchpad (which you can choose to ignore), and option for tighter security restrictions (which again you can choose to ignore). Beyond that it’s making sure the same apps have the same names across both platforms. Nothing that’s ever worried me.

Microsoft seems to be on a faster path to UI convergence than Apple- unless they back right off their Windows8 initiative.

As for gestures, in that same presentation was when they launched the multitouch trackpad, and shortly after the magic trackpad. That seems to be their solution to touch on the Mac side for now.

Until it becomes a complete commodity feature to add touch to a screen, I don’t see it. And even then, I don’t see Apple adding it until it makes sense- and it doesn’t make sense with the UI of OSX.

[Lance Bachelder]

I have a non-touch Toshiba ultrabook now and love it – zero problems. One of the Adobe Product Managers at NAB has the same model as mine – loves it and is running Premiere on it and cutting HD…

I’ve had lemons from all the major brands including Apple and HP – sucked…

Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
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