"Plug in a graphics tablet, and the technology is enabled."
Kind of hard to tote around a graphics tablet to class or to patient's rooms.
Handwriting is a horrible input method. Slow and inefficient. It has its specialized applications.
For notes, handwriting is the best input method that's ever been developed. I've now stopped using paper notebooks, and always keep notes on the Tablet. They are searchable, easy to back up, easy to email to anyone who needs to see them...
I've conceded advantages to the Mac for certain things. You need to do the same for the areas Windows is clearly ahead. And programs with a handwriting interface is clearly one of them.
Amen fella. While I love my mac, I also love my pocket pc. I was one of those unfortunates who purchased the only newton with enough horsepower to be useful... about three weeks before Jobs killed it. Putting the next generation StrongArm processor in the PPC sold me after seeing how well my newton worked.
I'll tell you the truth... I'm gonna be VERY hard pressed not to get something like a U-71 when my powerbook breathes its last if apple hasn't come up with something at least as good.