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Dell's Project Sputnik: Developer laptop -- questionable if an advertisement
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, May 07 2012 @ 07:25 PM EDT
Dear Dell:

The right question, and the one I face as a classical C/Perl developer, is, how
do I map my simple concept into an equally simple program without getting stuck
in a straightjacket.

That is, for example, suppose I want to set up a site like Groklaw...or any of a
hundred simpler projects, like hunting through a database-like spreadsheet.
What is the correct interface?

This has nothing to do with whether my laptop is stylish or if I'm on Android,
iOS, or Palm....it's how do I come up with something as elegant and fundamental
as C, which has lasted 30 years of my programming career....

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Developer laptop
Authored by: ailuromancy on Tuesday, May 08 2012 @ 12:15 PM EDT
  • A $999 laptop does not leave the house. Divide the price by four to get some interest.
  • Keep the CPU cheap and low power. Any real CPU work will be done by a remote machine.
  • Putting a mirror finish on the screen makes it unpleasant to use in an office, and useless outdoors. Pixel Qi have solved this problem already.
  • Forget the software. The first thing I do with a new laptop is wipe it and install from a source I trust.

Sales: Ultrabooks are not selling. Fiddle with the details and hope to generate some interest.

Marketing: Investigate what a market segment wants and design something to match.

Perhaps one day Dell will learn the difference between sales and marketing. Don't hold your breath.

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creating an open source laptop -
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 09 2012 @ 11:00 AM EDT
Pixel Qi screen, no glare (not glossy)
All day battery life.
Mobility and portable

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