Most users have a difficult time justifying the cost of tablet PCs

摘要

Two years after its launch, the tablet PC is gaining some interest, but it's still largely an executive toy and a tool for a limited number of mobile workers. Microsoft unveiled the Tablet PC Edition of its Windows operating system in the fall of 2002, and a group of computer vendors quickly jumped on the bandwagon and launched hardware using the new OS. Anyone who has followed the painful evolution of handwriting recognition had to be impressed with how well these things can decipher handwriting, but just solving a thorny technical problem doesn't guarantee market success. Does anyone really want tablet PCs?