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Microsoft Announces New 'Surface' Tablet, New Hardware and Software Based on Windows 8
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Windows XP was adopted pretty well and PC based tablets still got dunked in potty water. The success of the OS doesn't ensure success of the device...
Not bad being copycats considering that the lowly Vista sold more copies than Apple has sold computers since the company was founded.
They have been around for quit a while. I had one but sold it because the iPad really doesn't need a physical keyboard. This is one area MS is making a mistake.
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Look, the MS tablet has the same design as the iPad and a cover with magnets exactly like the Smart Cover except for the keyboard.
I know that Apple didn't put the keyboard on their Smart Cover. I'm just complaining that they didn't. That's one of the main reasons I will not buy an iPad. The lack of a good keyboard makes it useless for me.
How many iPads do you see in the wild? I see more 7" tablets. Luckily both Wall Street and Apple knows a smaller form factor does indeed make sense. Maybe if you were a shareholder or an investor remotely worth their salt you would understand this. Regardless, my hope is this Surface will push Apple to ramp up their competiveness yet even further, whether it be different tablet form factors, or laptops. My money is definitely on Apple moving forward, though naturally as a Apple shareholder/Trader this thing will present problems in the interim, IMO.
Yeah I wonder what Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung etc think about this. The pricing and specs in comparison to other OEM's tablets/Ultrabooks will be interesting.
I'm more than happy with my iPad 2, but this looks interesting. There are still a bunch of unknowns like battery life, build quality, reliability and of course price.
Again, I applaud Microsoft for going their own direction rather that simply copying what Apple has done.
In short, it looks not bad. Let's see some shipping units and then we can talk.
Again, I applaud Microsoft for going their own direction rather that simply copying what Apple has done.
In short, it looks not bad. Let's see some shipping units and then we can talk.
About freaking time iPad gets some competition, because frankly all Android tablets except for Transformer sort of fade away rather quickly. Knowing Microsoft, pricing should be good. This should force Apple to get off their ass and create something else. I however, will wait for an offering from Nokia before making final decision.
The fact that people bought Vista shows the general stupidity surrounding computers. Vista was worse than 98 except that it was more secure.
XP wasn't designed for touch screens. Windows 8 actively forces people to touch the screen, trackpads and mice are second class citizens (no gestures). I would not compare XP with 8. They're focused on two completely different markets.
Funny how so many people are apparently going to rush out and buy it despite the fact that as you say there is no price, specs or availability yet and no initial reviews of it. Very fishy.
Apparently people are going to buy it because it has a kickstand (oh dear), fancy case, portable keyboard (it gets worse), or coz it has a USB port. They're all missing the important issues like is the screen any good, how zippy or clunky is the UI, weight, battery life, software/apps available, etc.
The pro version I wouldn't want to hold in my hands for long regardless of the vents. A tablet with a Intel i5 in it will get very hot.
that's funny and sums up my sentiment for the damn thing.Wait a minute. MS has been telling us for years that tablets run full Windows and use a pen for input. They've also said that the innovation you get from having hundreds of partners making hardware was the vastly superior model to Apple's we-do-it-all approach.
Now this?
Hate to sound like the fanboy that I am but I'm honestly tired of MS copying what Apple does 5 years later.
Now this?
Hate to sound like the fanboy that I am but I'm honestly tired of MS copying what Apple does 5 years later.
At the selling failure rate this thing will happen at, they will sure need to print plenty of money to keep it from bleeding microsoft broke.
Unlike most here, I care more about myself than how much profit a company that I buy products from makes. If someone turns out a good product, I don't care if they make $10 on it. I want a good product. Only on a Apple forum does a consumer consider a companies profit to be most important.
I'm in the academic science community. People are still mostly using laptops. But of the tablets I see, I've seen exactly one non-iOS tablet (I believe it is Android) and the rest are iPads of one sort or another. Most of them are iPad 2 or 3s (hard to tell).
I do see e-ink Kindles now and then but that is only when I'm on a bus (and I wouldn't be using an iPad on a bus).
As far as your personal attack against me. I suggest you calm down and take a step back. Just because I don't agree with your opinion doesn't mean you should attack me. Restating your opinion followed by a personal attack is not useful in any way. It does not educate anyone other than your current maturity level.
The keyboard on the case is much needed. I would never buy an iPad unless I could get a foldable keyboard for it.
But you are right about the rest of the stuff. This looks horrible, and it's no surprise that Microsoft would make such trash. They can't even make a modern web browser better than Netscape.