Well they hold the gaming industry by its balls already.
On the PC perhaps, but for non-PC gaming, the iPad outsells games than all the consoles combined. Of course, inexpensive game pricing on iPads/iPhones has a lot to do with that.
Well they hold the gaming industry by its balls already.
The funny part is that command isn't available on the iPhone.It is for the iPad...
Why bring up a "phone" when the topic is about the surface which is a "tablet"?
If you say so. I find it ridiculously convenient. Far more than the **** I've been going through attempting to learn Win7.Eh, swiping between apps is a clunky, inelegant solution to multitasking on iOS. It works, but it's not really smooth or quick.
$349 is still way too much for a boat anchor. I'd rather buy a Nexus7, get a better device with a better ecosystem and pocket a c-note (and then some).
While I would still buy an iOS device, I think they make some valid points. I would like to be able to switch to having two apps run side by side at times. Hell, even if it was just two phone apps, that are intended for the small size, running side by side on the tablet. I can't count the number of times I have to switch back and forth between two apps to accomplish a single task. And to make matters worse, the double button click, then find the app and click method is annoyingly time consuming when you just want to go back to the previous app.
I think the entire failure of the RT is its pricing. People don't view the windows rt platform as a premium one as they do the iOS ecosystem. They need to aggressively reduce the price, get them in the google nexus 7 range. $150 - 199 range including the cover and I guarantee they will fly off the shelf. They are not making much of a profit now so Microsoft should bite the bullet and get the device in as many hands as possible, get the price in the impulse but range. Once they establish themselves as a credible competitor to iOS the they can think of charging iPad prices, but its too early or even late for that. Come on Microsoft, get your act together.
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In 8.1, on the desktop, Metro can basically be used like OS X Launchpad.
Anybody know someone who has either version of the Surface?
While I would still buy an iOS device, I think they make some valid points. I would like to be able to switch to having two apps run side by side at times. Hell, even if it was just two phone apps, that are intended for the small size, running side by side on the tablet. I can't count the number of times I have to switch back and forth between two apps to accomplish a single task. And to make matters worse, the double button click, then find the app and click method is annoyingly time consuming when you just want to go back to the previous app.
I think the entire failure of the RT is its pricing. People don't view the windows rt platform as a premium one as they do the iOS ecosystem. They need to aggressively reduce the price, get them in the google nexus 7 range. $150 - 199 range including the cover and I guarantee they will fly off the shelf. They are not making much of a profit now so Microsoft should bite the bullet and get the device in as many hands as possible, get the price in the impulse but range. Once they establish themselves as a credible competitor to iOS the they can think of charging iPad prices, but its too early or even late for that. Come on Microsoft, get your act together.
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I can't count the number of times I have to switch back and forth between two apps to accomplish a single task. And to make matters worse, the double button click, then find the app and click method is annoyingly time consuming when you just want to go back to the previous app.
Steve Ballmer needs to just step down.
Eh, swiping between apps is a clunky, inelegant solution to multitasking on iOS. It works, but it's not really smooth or quick.
iOS7 is taking steps to fix this, but it's still not as good as it could be.
Until I can have 2-3 emails, text editor, spreadsheet, and browser windows open at the same time so that I can copy and paste between them, I cannot do "useful" work on a tablet - but then again, that's why I have a laptop.
In 8.1, on the desktop, Metro can basically be used like OS X Launchpad.