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Microsoft Announces New 'Surface' Tablet, New Hardware and Software Based on Windows 8
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Interestingly, almost every photo I've seen is with the tablet in landscape mode.
I've never used Windows 8... does it work well in portrait?
I've never used Windows 8... does it work well in portrait?
Its Macrumors...has to be hate. Bill Gates could try to rid the world of diseases and someone would find something negative to say.
Oh wait...that does happen.
Whatever happened to a product actually having SPECS, a PRICE and a RELEASE DATE before it's the second coming?
So, Microsoft Courier isn't dead? That's good news! I doubt it'll get much market share, but I'm glad Microsoft's at least trying.
It is ARM based. The peripheral I/O interconnects are limited to USB 2.0 speeds for just about everything. (Wi-Fi/3G, SD card reader, internal flash storage)
It rotates, but its 100% made for widescreen...i'm sure ereader apps work fine in portrait.
Good part is at least Metro has a horizontal UI motiff.
No hate...but no Anti-Apple blind love either... It looks nice and interesting. Awesome? No more so than the "new" iPad's resoltionary display... It's just at best incremental and nothing more...
EEeh.. It doesn't look that cool, but I think it has to do with the fact that MS doesn't ever seem to get it. MS took everything Jobs said would make a tablet fail and put them all into their tablet. Jobs is right it comes down to 2 things interaction with your hands and dedicated apps/software for the experience.
Plus, we all hates MS.. why else would we spend time on a Mac forum?
They technically said the RT Surface will release day and date with Windows 8 release.
Now we just need that date haha.
I'm ashamed to admit that I wanted to hate the product because it's from Microsoft. In truth, I like it a lot and now iPad started to feel antiquated. Metro is a failure on mobile phones due to the restricted space but the concept seems to work well on tablets. Especially if you can also switch to full windows OS.
Have you ever tried to use their app store? It takes 20 minutes of searching just to find the thing. And yeah, that Microsoft movies and music store is really stiff competition to iTunes, crappy software that it is.
Except it's too thick and ugly.
It's essentially a rebranded Acer Iconia.
I dunno. We'll see. But it doesn't really have any "wow" factor to it.
This is everything a tablet isn't supposed to be.
Someone mind explaining to me why they have a trackpad add-on (which knowing Windows PCs is probably junk) when Windows 8 doesn't really support trackpad gestures at all and instead pushes people to do screen gestures?
You have to view this as an entire package which means OS and hardware. Stand alone, Windows 8 looks like it could maybe work on tablets. Stand alone, this hardware has some interesting ideas and tech. Combine them together though and you got a wacky, probably underpowered laptop.
What they just released was essentially Netbook 2.0.
They keep saying computing without compromises but they keep on tacking on more stuff. The thing both simultaneously supports physical keyboards (how thick is more traditional one?) and pen support. It also simultaneously supports touch gestures and a trackpad without gestures.
So that leaves you with a combination of to have the "best" text input you need the keyboard but for the "best" Windows 8 navigation you need to use the screen touch input. Anyone else see the problem there?
This would be fine in a perfect world where things didn't require power, physical space, and were free. But we're not, added components drain power, take physical space, and cost money. They probably just showed us a toaster fridge.
PS: And speaking of no compromises, does that kickstand support multiple viewing angles? Because if it doesn't that is a compromise right there.
You have to view this as an entire package which means OS and hardware. Stand alone, Windows 8 looks like it could maybe work on tablets. Stand alone, this hardware has some interesting ideas and tech. Combine them together though and you got a wacky, probably underpowered laptop.
What they just released was essentially Netbook 2.0.
They keep saying computing without compromises but they keep on tacking on more stuff. The thing both simultaneously supports physical keyboards (how thick is more traditional one?) and pen support. It also simultaneously supports touch gestures and a trackpad without gestures.
So that leaves you with a combination of to have the "best" text input you need the keyboard but for the "best" Windows 8 navigation you need to use the screen touch input. Anyone else see the problem there?
This would be fine in a perfect world where things didn't require power, physical space, and were free. But we're not, added components drain power, take physical space, and cost money. They probably just showed us a toaster fridge.
PS: And speaking of no compromises, does that kickstand support multiple viewing angles? Because if it doesn't that is a compromise right there.
I dont know, i just absolutley hate Windows Phone/"metro." It really bugs me. I hate that it even exists. I hate the commercials and the ads I see, I hate the way it looks, I hate how it was initially marketed for people who really dont give a crap about smartphones. Its so stupid, and industry "experts" keep prediciting that Microsoft will budge itself into the smartphone world. Either theyre high on drugs or theyre in the pocket for Microsoft.
This tablet looks like crap. Get an ipad if you want a good tablet or a transformer prime if you want a keyboard function.
This tablet looks like crap. Get an ipad if you want a good tablet or a transformer prime if you want a keyboard function.
Competition = Innovation
Exactly. This will make Apple step it up a bit. I really like the ink integration for writing on the tablet. I think this might be the only way to integrate a stylus. The fact that it can tell a difference between a finger and stylus shows there is some serious software here. I applaud Microsoft for building an integrated product. It will be interesting to see how it stacks up performance, battery, and price wise with the iPad. Competition = Innovation. Cannot wait to see what Apple does next!
Exactly. This will make Apple step it up a bit. I really like the ink integration for writing on the tablet. I think this might be the only way to integrate a stylus. The fact that it can tell a difference between a finger and stylus shows there is some serious software here. I applaud Microsoft for building an integrated product. It will be interesting to see how it stacks up performance, battery, and price wise with the iPad. Competition = Innovation. Cannot wait to see what Apple does next!
I'm glad the iPad doesn't. I like the simplicity.
When I get home from my job as a software engineer, where I use real computers, I want to relax with something that doesn't make me feel like it's a computer (like a TV or an iPad).
There's no way I'm opening up my laptop at home unless I'm fixing an emergency on the work servers.