On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:01:46 -0400, BAR wrote:

What does open architecture mean?

What is needed is run any application, not just applications purchased
thru amazon.

My wife has a Nook Color and it does just about everything she needs.
The web browser is pretty good.

No computer can run any application.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

On 10/13/2011 5:29 PM, Howard Brazee wrote:
On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:01:46 -0400, wrote:

What does open architecture mean?

What is needed is run any application, not just applications purchased
thru amazon.

My wife has a Nook Color and it does just about everything she needs.
The web browser is pretty good.

No computer can run any application.


Any application can be written to run on any platform ... unless you are
talking about attempting to run an operating system on a 1.98 calculator ...

Regards,
JS

I already tried out an ersatz 'laptop' back in February or March of this
year when I bought a Motorola Atrix smart phone with the laptop
dock.Little bitty 10.5 inch laptop dock screen, Screw that sheet! A week
after I bought that stuff, I took it back to the AT&T retail store and I
got my money back, minus the restocking fee.
I found out a laptop is not for me.I prefer big desktop computers with
big monitors.
I don't tote anyway.

My WebTV screen is a 27'' Sansui CRT TV set I bought at Walmart.
cuhulin

On 10/13/2011 7:33 PM, J R wrote:
I already tried out an ersatz 'laptop' back in February or March of this
year when I bought a Motorola Atrix smart phone with the laptop
dock.Little bitty 10.5 inch laptop dock screen, Screw that sheet! A week
after I bought that stuff, I took it back to the AT&T retail store and I
got my money back, minus the restocking fee.
I found out a laptop is not for me.I prefer big desktop computers with
big monitors.
I don't tote anyway.

My WebTV screen is a 27'' Sansui CRT TV set I bought at Walmart.
cuhulin


I have a little 10 inch Acer net book, actually, I love it. Just wish
there was a usb cell TX/RX dongle and phone software, I'd chuck my
android and have a REAL CELL PHONE ... and netbook ... the atom
processor provides amazing performance for what it is ... I don't even
notice the time passing at appts, shopping, etc. as I play solitare,
surf, email, etc.

Regards,
JS

On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:08:24 -0700, John Smith
wrote:

What is needed is run any application, not just applications purchased
thru amazon.

My wife has a Nook Color and it does just about everything she needs.
The web browser is pretty good.

No computer can run any application.


Any application can be written to run on any platform ... unless you are
talking about attempting to run an operating system on a 1.98 calculator ...

If we are comparing "applications purchased thru Amazon", and
"applications purchased somewhere else", we are talking about whether
applications are currently available. And every platform has
limitations about currently available applications that won't run on
them.

I will note again though - I do buy ebooks from Amazon to read on my
iPad.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison