“There are two schools of thought on this: either the Apple tablet (or iSlate, or whatever it ends up being called) will be a 10-or-so-inch tablet PC with a full Mac OS X operating system; or it will merely be a larger-screen version of the current iPod Touch, which has a closed, limited phone-like OS,” Ackerman writes.
“The former would mean it could very likely run any software you’d run on a MacBook, from Firefox to Photoshop, and maybe even install Windows 7 via Boot Camp or Parallels,” Ackerman writes. “The later points to a hermetically sealed ecosystem, where apps would have to be approved and sold through an official app store (as in iTunes).”
“While the recent rumors all seem to point towards a device without a full PC-style operating system, the purported 10-inch screen of the Apple tablet may create a different set of psychological expectations from consumers,” Ackerman writes. “Would a 10-inch device without that added flexibility feel unduly crippled or underpowered? Is an OSX-powered tablet the right way for Apple to go?”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Carl H." for the heads up.]
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