I see a lot people going to MS stores to this
I see this as being huge for ad firms and design offices, where the look of the tech is super important. If your doing heavy video editing or fx, you'll pass
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I see this as being huge for ad firms and design offices, where the look of the tech is super important. If your doing heavy video editing or fx, you'll pass
I use both everyday (in fact, i use Android, iOS, MacOS, Windows (7,2012,10), As well as a bunch of Linux variants.
Ultimately, each OS has some things they are better at than others, somethings that they fall behind on others. Each one has a different learning curve. At the end of the day, They are all just launchpads for your programs / Apps and they all fundamentally do the exact same things.
one is not "more advanced" than others. What you do find is that someone who grew up exclusively in one system, will be more comfortable in that system. if you're used to a universal menu bar along the top, you'll be frustrated when it doesn't exist in windows (because the bars stick to the programs). if you're in windows and use windows snap features extensively, you'll be disappointing by Apple's poor window size manipulation. If you're used to MacOS's trackpad focus, Windows Mouse centric focus might feel janky (and vice versa).
it really comes down to personal preference and experience. Ultimately, aside from Program support, there's little differences in the end user functionality.
I dunno, man, the G4 iMac is still, IMO, the prettiest desktop computer ever made.
I am pretty set with my Apple products for the coming 5 years or so. Then I will take a hard look of what is on the other side of the fence. Today I like what I see. Apple hopefully comes around and starts to innovate my ass and not only on the HW side but also SW like Final Cut and Aperture.
Makes the Wacom Cintiq obsolete it seems (and has the Cintiq's form factor a bit).
I think if Apple closes the "touch gap" with MS soon, most users will wait to have a MacOS version of this. But if they wait too long, even though Apple has owned the "multitouch space" since the iPhone, they're going to lose customers to MS, and a bit of their mojo along with it.
But it's good to see Redmond doing cool things. Competition is good for us all.
I think if Apple closes the "touch gap" with MS soon, most users will wait to have a MacOS version of this. But if they wait too long, even though Apple has owned the "multitouch space" since the iPhone, they're going to lose customers to MS, and a bit of their mojo along with it.
But it's good to see Redmond doing cool things. Competition is good for us all.
I'm pleased with today's event two years in a row now, Microsoft have done well. Apple will be trying to rain on that parade tomorrow!
Oh and the devices look awesome!
Oh and the devices look awesome!
Congrats to MS for coming up with a solid concept/product for designers/artists. As a graphic designer this caught up my attention. Love Apple but gotta say they have been sleeping at the wheel with the Mac and not giving a damn to professionals. I hope tomorrow I can have a different opinion, but their lack of updates on the Mac Pro, displays, MBP, etc is unnerving to say the least. Get back to your game Apple. Watch, Music and Cars and fun but focus on what you do best.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm almost certain that these Surfaces aren't using Kaby Lake either, so performance should be pretty comparable.
The price si crazy, but makes some sense. Full 27" active digitizers aren't cheap. As someone pointed out, the Cintiq 27" display with digitizer (no PC internals) alone is $2700. While I'm sure there's a healthy margin applied here, there's no way the first generation of this thing was going to be only around $2000.
No it hasn't.
It's just changed into a more mature environment, where we are genuinely interested in new technology, whether for work or leisure.
And whilst this forum is generally focussed towards Apple products, innovation in the wider tech industry is absolutely of interest.
The days of being labelled "fanboys" or other partisan brand loyalty are definitely being left behind..
There will always be opinion and argument, that will never change! But I think everyone here is interested and indeed passionate about innovation and creativity in information technology, engineering and design. And in computer devices specifically.
And that's cool!
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Depends on where you stand. Sure, the Surface Studio looks nice. It's just that Apple pick a different path. Apple now has arguably the most efficient and powerful mobile SoC. That's where Apple has been focusing their power.
Both companies are innovative, but they each take a different path.
While Windows 10 is still butt-ugly, at least it supports touch screens and every major manufacturer has been making touch-screen products for a while now.
Apple is so late to the game, it's just sad.
I am so invested in Apple's ecosystem, but might actually get a Surface to dip my toes in it and see if I can start migrating, slowly.
Agreed, competition is good to drive the innovation, provided that they actually try to innovate. I'm not saying apple won't, but right now, I'm setting my expectations low, so I can be [hopefully] pleasantly surprised.
Yeah, it's hard
Truth is, this is something I would have expected to see Apple invent. I'd be interested to examine this at the Microsoft Kiosk at the mall, if they ever put it on display.
But you can connect the Cintiq to any build of computer that you want. And you can connect a Cintiq to a swing-arm. Surface Studio looks cool, but it actually ignores some fairly important concerns for creative professionals.
I don't know, Touch ID in 5S, Force Touch on 6S, dual camera on 7+... seems like they are keeping companies on their toes. And please no one argue that what I'm listing wasn't done by apple first, cause we all know that. Apple themselves has never said (to my knowledge) that the invented these things. They made them super viable that companies rushed to rip them or still don't have them entirely!
cosumer acceptance of usb-c at this point is essentially zero. It has great potential for desktop hub set ups that are not needed with an all in one.
Comparing apples to apples, the cost of the Studio isn't that bad - for content creators. For slobs like me, wanting such a beautiful machine, well, its a bit too high
Honestly any average user can now sit down in front of the foreign OS and figure it out pretty quickly; they are both now SO similar to one another. track pad gestures in MacOS blow away any Windows device and the driver support is naturally better as the hardware is controlled by Apple. After that, there are no appreciable benefits to running MacOS And nobody in this forum can legitimately claim otherwise.
Come on Apple, let me stay as your fan!
Innovations everywhere and you are stuck with new Emoji's and Watch Bands!
Don't even start me on Siri!
Innovations everywhere and you are stuck with new Emoji's and Watch Bands!
Don't even start me on Siri!
I guess that's the point. Although people(myself included) have some criticisms, it's a breath of fresh air to see Microsoft at least trying to innovate in the traditional computer segment. So far, I'd say they're doing a good job. The most radical thing we've seen from Apple in recent years in this arena is the Mac Pro, which Apple can't even keep updated on a regular schedule.