In case anyone was in doubt
In the event that someone was in doubt as to the future of the Smartphone marketplace, the link below attaches to an article which shows that the Apple and Motorola and HTC (Android OS) have taken the lead in marketshare. RIM and Nokia are now nosediving.
The Smartphone Salad Days Are Over
As a follow up - I have been using Windows 7 on my new Sony Vaio now for a month plus and it is performing exactly as expected. I get system crashes on a PC that I have almost no software on beyond the original load that it shipped with. Whatever the marketing was for Windows 7 - it is pretty clear that it was just hype as I can't be more underwehlemd with this OS.
I purchased the Sony Vaio as my last PC. It is the size of a Netbook and I use it to manage what is still to difficult for Tablets and Smartphones. I realize they will certainly catch up but I am thinking I am still 18-24 months away from being able to power off my last PC.
I loaded IBM's free open source office suite onto the little Vaio. I was pleased to find that it was not only free but also could open spreadsheets, presentations and word processing documents from Microsoft. It can also save a document you created in its native open source format in Microsoft formats as well. So you can receive a Microsoft office document or send one without having to send another behomth check to Redmond. Very pleased to say the least!
