Dan Bricklin
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Thinking about Apple vs laptops/iPads/phones/etc:

*** What is much better at? ***

Some obvious ones:
- Lots of pixels in wide field of view & lots of perceived 3rd dimension space => more places/ways to put/organize things
- Eye tracking instead of mouse/touch => standing/sitting no desk/lap, quicker, hands-free
- Finger(s?) flexing vs finger tip press => richer gesture language
- More immersive sound w/transparency => quality, aural cues including location

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Isaac M

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* Privacy - no one can see what you are working on or viewing…

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Andrew Waterman

@ossa @danb you’re kidding, right?

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Dan Bricklin

@awaterma @ossa Andrew: We are not giving reasons to buy, just to evaluate attributes to see which potential areas might open up. Isaac says others can't see what you see, unlike a laptop on an airplane. That's not kidding.

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Andrew Waterman

@danb @ossa sure, but the computer is literally tracking eye movements!

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Dan Bricklin

@awaterma @ossa Yes. Good point. But Apple (if you trust them) is not giving that to anybody nor sending off device. So, "privacy" is more of "screen not visible to people near you".

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Andrew Waterman

@danb @ossa btw — huge visicalc fan! :)

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ednl 🇪🇺

@ossa @danb ... but everyone can hear it. It's probably the best solution, all things considered (like added volume & weight), but adding headphone/buds seems like a pain.

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Dan Bricklin

@ednl @ossa I guess that while the ear speakers are probably somewhat directional, sound may leak out as you surmise. Perhaps when you want more privacy you can switch to AirPods. (As a user of hearing aids, I'm happy that they went to an external speaker instead of earbuds or earphones.)

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