I was interested so I started checking out the specs. Pffttt, they actually put a headphone jack on it. Where is their "courage"?
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Microsoft Announces Surface Book i7, Desktop PC 'Surface Studio,' and Windows 10 Creators Update
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I don't think Apple is complacent; I think they have abandoned Mac. I hope I eat my words tomorrow, but I'm not optimistic.
Apple is resting on its laurels like in the 90s, this is what the iMac should be. iMac looks so out of place and outdated compared to this. Wow.
The 980 is hardly a joke and it's a lot better than the GPU in even the highest end iMac. As has been explained earlier, it probably doesn't have the 10-series chips yet due to production for this thing and whatnot. They probably already had the 980s ready to go before the 10 came out. I'm sure it'll have it eventually since that's where everything is going right now.
Attractive it is. Affordable to the general (middle class) public it is not. It has to be about $2K to be an iMac killer. But it is most definitely a step in the right direction.
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Okay, that last line was funny.
But yeah, MS did a good job here.
Only the high end, super expensive option provides the 980M. The other two use the 965, which is...neeeehhhh, s'alright, I guess.
Considering that Tim, Jon, Eddy and the rest use Macs every day, we know that they have not abandoned them, but it is very puzzling as to why they would be content to work with the same basic iMac form factor for 7 years now.
Apple had better have something good up its sleeve tomorrow or
THUNDER.. Stolen!
by Microsoft. When has that ever happened. Sad.
THUNDER.. Stolen!
by Microsoft. When has that ever happened. Sad.
Apple's sole focus now is mobile, iPhones, that's where all the attention is - whereas my 5-year-old MBAir is still a great performer.
Great Apple machines still, yet no longer top of the game.
Great Apple machines still, yet no longer top of the game.
The Surface Studio is gorgeous! iMac now looks outdated and fat. And Apple suddenly looks so dumb by thinking a magic toolbar is innovation.
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Yes a bit expensive, but iMac does not have a touch screen. So for the showcased usage scenario of design and art, this is a must get. MS is really targeting the creative professionals.
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Yes a bit expensive, but iMac does not have a touch screen. So for the showcased usage scenario of design and art, this is a must get. MS is really targeting the creative professionals.
I was not aware people are so poor in UK. In US everyone can afford Mac even the poorest of them (college students). And you are absolutely wrong about Macs being the most expensive machines around. For example the price for Dell Precision 7710 depending on options goes as high as $9500 (but with discounts sells for just $6200). And if feel really "affluent" you can buy Precision Tower 7000 Series (7910) for $50K+ (with 1TB RAM). And let's not mention Windows servers here for very few "affluent" people can afford the most expensive models.
Let's be clear about the terminology here. As far as desktop computers go, GPU in Surface Studio is a joke, GPUs in iMacs are travesty.
I'm not going to disagree really. The 980M was what we were hoping to get in the current iMac!
Sure it runs Windows, but for a designer OS is not an issue. There are plenty of cross platform creative tools and those software can harness the functionality of Surface Studio with Windows 10.
LOL. Have you seen the situation on Windows Phone? It's done, and Microsoft have moved on as well. Microsoft's focus on mobile is on platform agnostic services, thus they are building al their products from Office to Cortana for iOS and Android. Windows Phone is done. A mobile platform where one of the biggest internet company (Google) refused to develop apps for is dead in the water.
What a horrible event.
No watch bands, emojis, OLED strips, stickers or practically magic expressive messages.
Not even a JonyTree for Festivus.
Microsoft is doomed.
No watch bands, emojis, OLED strips, stickers or practically magic expressive messages.
Not even a JonyTree for Festivus.
Microsoft is doomed.
Really? Having one of the most efficient and powerful mobile SoC is "sitting on its laurels"?
Apple is focused on its vision. Steve Jobs always said that Apple is making computers for the mere mortals. Right now, that means mobile, and Apple bet on mobile.
Both companies are innovating, just on different things.
Can't disagree there.
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I think a potato is better than what the iMac has.
Seems like people should be complaining about Microsoft prices on memory, or is that reserved for Apple only? I like what MS is doing, but the studio clearly isn't priced for the average consumer.
Since when is Apple about raw hardware power? Apple was always about the experience not numbers. iOS experience in larger screen formats is outdated and limited, Apple is completely visionless there.
