I came across the following disclaimer on a Microsoft website and it struck me as peculiar.



If the device is designed to be used by people on the move, how much more mobile can you get than driving a car? I know, I know, it is against the law to use a phone in a car, but considering how much time the target customers for Windows Mobile services spend driving, shouldn't Microsoft have thought of a way for folks to use their niche devices safely out on the road? Garmin did!

Perhaps they should call the genre selectively-mobile devices?

Or MS should educate customers and warn them that mobile is a relative term. This device is only suitable if you are not bed-bound.

Apple bashing

Just to balance the books, I think my Mac Powerbook should have come with a health warning.

"Don't use this laptop computer on your lap, it may burn your skin."

Seriously, the base gets so hot it will make your leg sweat in under 10 minutes, and after that, you are on your own. The markings after 30 minutes of surfing in your shorts are not quite as extreme or permanent as those earned from a cup of MacDonalds scalding coffee in the lap, but way beyond what you would expect from a tool designed for laps.

I see from this article in Endgadget that Apple caught on with the next generation of hot MacBooks and have actually dropped the term "laptop" from their spiel. About time.