nope, but it should
I predict the next update will have LTE, with about 100% probability.
nope, but it should
Kudos to Microsoft for building a subnotebook that can't be used on a standard airplane tray table, unless to take the keyboard off.
You honestly think that Apple is taking a hit on profits with their iPad pricing?
Isn't that always the case for Windows? The third release (Windows 8 Service Pack 2?) will resolve most of the issues.
I didn't even mind Vista terribly by the time Service Pack 1 came out, by SP2 it was finally a step up from XP.
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OK, does Windows 8 run *well* with any apps under 4GB of RAM?
I seem to be buying more and more RAM upto Windows 7, and now the whole memory usage problem is moot?
Is it a better tablet? No.
Is it a better laptop? No.
No. Look at the price for iPads, iPhone, etc... Especially look at the price of products with a cellular plan. Apple could theoretically sell it for more, and still keep a profitable margin. They don't have to because they'll make more money if they sell if for a cheaper price, and get their customers to buy apps from their ecosystem.
Hugely, they use ALOOMINUM!!! Should be priced at $999 for the 16GB, I mean I pay for style son!!!!
Yeah and apple are masters of selling you stuff that you didn't need before but making you believe that you need it. Such as the tablet market. We were doing fine for over 30 years with computers and laptops and for 5 years with smartphones and now suddenly we need to browse the web on the couch when either a laptop or smartphone would suffice
I wonder why so many people are going for the iPad mini over the full size? I foolishly thought it was due to it's lower price.
Let me admit my bias up front: I don't have any Microsoft software on any machine I own. I don't like Microsoft very much.
But I predict they'll sell almost as many Surface Pros as they did Zunes. The exact same people will buy them ... well, those who aren't dead or haven't switched to an OS that actually allows them to get something done.
In two or three years, the various Surface iterations will be another bad memory for Microsoft lovers ... like the Zune! I cannot wait to see the lack of lines at my local Microsoft mall kiosk on 9 February.
It depends on what you are doing and what your preferences are. The iPad is nice to use for many things. The touch interface is quite appropriate for many tasks, IMO. Ditto for the Surface. I think that for the way many people actually use a computer, ie, internet, email, facebook, etc, the tablets are good. I also think that Windows 8 on a tablet is an excellent alternative to iOS, much better than Android, IMO.
The more appropriate price comparison here is to the MacBook Air (and Touch Cover or Type Cover keyboard needs to be included in that price comparison). From the early reviews I have read, Surface continues to be a compromised tablet and a compromised "ultrabook".
As a tablet it is heavy and much of the software is not optimized for touch.
As an ultrabook it cannot be comfortably used in your lap and the keyboard and trackpad are not as good as the MacBook Air.
I think the Windows 8 OEM's have better answers for the "convertible tablet/ultrabook" category than Microsoft does.
Well, MS is putting the "Pro" in "Profit" I guess...
Who is the audience for this? I'm going to assume it's a "professional", given the name and price tag. But what pro apps would I run on this that I wouldn't want a regular, much more powerful laptop for? I feel like it's in this weird middle ground of pricing.
Eh those are those cheap bastards that don't deserve to buy anything. It's gross frankly. Sick of these poor bastards ruining Apple's good name. I bet they don't even drive a Bentley, gross.
While I'm no fan of Windows 8, I do like the fact that it is available with 128GB, perhaps this will spur Apple etc to increase the storage on the iPad and iPhones.
Microsoft has been dancing around in the mobile space since the Windows CE days and has yet to really hit a home run.
Apple danced for 5 minutes before their first home run, and continue to keep hitting them.
I seriously doubt this new Microsoft product is destined for the hall of fame because its going to have too narrow of an audience that it appeals to. Much of the Microsoft audience is hooked on "cheap".
Funny that the world runs on Windows. Even Apple's iCloud uses Microsoft software.
It's the other way around. Apple devalues software to sell hardware. They barely make squat off the app store. If that 30% actually mean something to them, they wouldn't have let iOS turn into a cheap mess of $1 and Freemium ware. They'd be trying to maximize app pricepoints on mobile.
Amazon uses hardware to sell retail goods and books. They're different.