Anyone else here in the post-PC era?

I would hardly call it a "post-pc era". there's far too much tablets can't do to be a post PC era. post laptop era? sure, I'll go with that. they just need way more storage space to really be feasible.

In other words: one look, one device. No options. How many different ROMs can you put on an iPhone? Answer: none. How many phones come with iOS stock? Answer: 1. You are constantly left waiting for the sickly Steve Jobs to tell you what devices you want and when you will get them.Now compare that with Android. The only Android devices that aren't truly open source are due to the carrier or hardware vendors; not google. My old ass Incredible feels new every week because I can easily put a new theme, rom, tweak etc. You name it. Now, compare that with my Droid X. It has way better hardware, but ROM support is crap because of a locked bootloader thanks to Motorola.Secondly: what's with all the Apple lawsuits? They sue because they can't compete?Edited by hooah212002, : No reason given.

So, your idea of a different "phone" is a different size of iPhone? Plus, I asked for phones, not MP3 players or tablet computers. If you want me to also add devices that come stock with Android or are capable of running Android easily, then I fear Apple will look even worse. I'm neither a fanboy nor a detractor. I just see the limitations that apple has placed on their customers. "Sickly Steve Jobs" yes. It was an off the cuff comment about a guy. Sue me. No...it's actually not. However, recently more companies are locking down boot-loaders. Like I said in conjunction with this bit you quoted: my Incredible is as open as open gets. I can put whatever I want on it as long as the independent dev made the ROM for it. Not so for my newer, more powerful Droid X (Motorola). Nope. Wrong again. The only major headlines I see about a technology company suing competitors on a daily basis is Apple. They are suing Samsung based on [i]sketches[/]....fucking sketches!

The difference is: Apple has numerous times been accused of stealing apps that devs submit. Google? Not so much. Being able to easily submit an app to the market has it's downfalls, but not having to worry about a multi-billion dollar corporation steal them and say "just try and sue us about it" pretty much outweighs any concerns about people not finding your app. Any good app worth it's salt gets rep throughout the android dev community anyways. That's just it: they aren't. Apple claims the Galxy S looks similar....based off of a sketch. How many ways can you make a tablet look?Here is an article about it: Apple won its Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 European ban based on a design sketch filed in 2004Here is the sketch: Now tell me that's not generic as hell. Oh...exactly how Apple rips off devs who submit apps to be approved only to be denied, then seeing an app that is EXACTLY THE SAME a little while later??

I've never used an iOS device, so I can't speak to the validity of this statement. However, if it IS true, then how lame is that? Just a couple days ago I heard ONE song that I wanted to put on my phone (my phone doubles as my MP3 player). Was it a problem? Nope. Plug and transfer. Why should I wait until I have an entire playlist? It was a blackberry....

I did. I googled "apple ripped off my app" and "google ripped off my app". I didn't find the article you mentioned when searching for google, but I found many for apple. I also searched "apple/google stole my app/idea" and came up with zilch for google and a number for apple. Thanks for finding that one though. But it is some obscure Euro shit: which is why they aren't pulling this crap in the states. I blame Europe for allowing this shit, but I doubt they saw this coming. But I also call bullshit on apple. Had you read the article, you would have seen that he was rejected not for the symbol, but for an alleged "security flaw".Tell me, how does this read to you?

I figured Reddit to be a tad liberal for you, CS.

Well, the thread title does contain post-pc era and the OP goes on about tablets as being the kick off of this "post-PC era", which tells me as well that the OP thinks we have moved beyond the PC because of tablet computers.

I just ordered an iPod Touch for $40 to make my first ever Apple device. Hope it lives up to the hype.

If that's what you meant, then we've been there (post PC era) since at least the advent of the laptop computer.....

Well, when you are talking shop (tech talk), it is assumed that by "PC" you mean a desktop, else you would say laptop. While you may technically be correct, a laptop isn't always a PC....like when it's a Mac.

Whoa whoa whoa, simmer down there tex. Don't get all huffy with me. I was merely explaining a misunderstanding.

That wasn't the misunderstanding, genius. Calm down and go back and re-read the last couple posts. You'll notice it has something to do with the PC/laptop distinction.Edited by hooah212002, : No reason given.

Actually, no.

My foray in the IT world says this is a loooong way from happening. There are far too many "special" programs that companies utilize that would make it possible for this to happen. This is why the upgrade path is so slow and why it took a long time for WinXP and IE6 to die. It just takes too much manpower (manpower that is getting outsourced to India, mind you) to make these programs compatible with the wide variety of even browsers, let alone operating systems.Now, that's not to say they won't allow personnel to use their personal phones instead of providing a company phone, but then security issues come to mind along with enterprise mail servers....