Microsoft..The King of Foolish Industrial Design.
Microsoft should figure out a way to get rid of the keyboard altogether. It is the biggest obstacle to artificial intelligence right now. The sooner Microsoft gets rid of the keyboard, the sooner it can lay a foundation for the comprehensive computing that AI makes possible.
These devices look beautiful, but I suppose I will never be able to get rid of the keyboard. I was never able to make full use of a device, other than a smartphone, which does heavily rely on a keyboard, be it an iPad, a Surface, or an Android tablet. The good old clamshell design is still the best one for me, which is the reason I am more interested in traditional laptops (such as the MacBook Pro/Air or the Surface Laptop). But I agree that the 120Hz screen seems to be a great addition.I love the Surface Laptop Studio. If only it ran macOS or iPadOS...
I disagree with those that say it's ugly... To me it looks like the closest thing to an Apple product.
In any case, I don't need a device like this (iPad 12.9 FTW), but this is about as all-in-one as you can get.
Not bad, Mike. Not bad at all.
Edit: I also wish the Magic Keyboard was flexible like this.
From my experience of using both the surface keyboard and iPad one over the past few years I much prefer the magic keyboard (the one made for the 10.5). I’ve never had it come loose despite daily use. The surface kickstand was fine on a proper desk, but on my lap or on a airplane table, often it either required too much space to get it into a comfortable angle or was unstable when I was typing because its center of gravity leans it backward a lot more. Even in your video you had to pull it forward by a lot just so the kickstand would have enough room. Not unusable, not really something that I enjoyed using by any means.
Probably the same people that are toting around a MacBook Pro and an iPad Pro with keyboard?That design is odd to me. Who wants to use a laptop where the screen is covering the keyboard? And 10 pounds? Ouch.
It's a good thing Apple mainstreamed all this great features for Microsoft to steal.
This is VAIO FLIP COPY. No new idea.Props to MS for continuously rethinking the design of the laptop form factor. Who would've thought to make the Surface Studio device into a portable Surface Studio?
Surface looks Ok on paper. I bought surface book. It’s crap.Love how Microsoft nails it with new design solutions making Apple look conservative and bad (MacBook, iPad, …).
would love to see some creativity and innovation in the Mac and iPad compartment: in hardware and software.
That is a reasonable assessment of your needs.These devices look beautiful, but I suppose I will never be able to get rid of the keyboard. I was never able to make full use of a device, other than a smartphone, which does heavily rely on a keyboard, be it an iPad, a Surface, or an Android tablet. The good old clamshell design is still the best one for me, which is the reason I am more interested in traditional laptops (such as the MacBook Pro/Air or the Surface Laptop). But I agree that the 120Hz screen seems to be a great addition.
Surface looks Ok on paper. I bought surface book. It’s crap.
Except, you know, a phone… 🙄
Nonsense and you know it. Apple won’t give the Mini phone functionality because it wants to force people to buy and carry around both an iPad and a phone, and you cheer them on, yes, hobble the Mini on purpose and take our money for zero additional functionality. Yes, we hear you, Apple can do no wrong, got it.Except you know, TENS of people will actually use it as that.
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Nonsense and you know it. Apple won’t give the Mini phone functionality because it wants to force people to buy and carry around both an iPad and a phone, and you cheer them on, yes,
Yes, we hear you, Apple can do no wrong, got it.
Your honor, that was not part of my response.
I ask to dismiss his entire argument.
Granted.
Your honor, the witness never said this.
May I ask for a dismissal?
Granted.
Do you practice law this loosely? Yikes!
So in the case of Duo vs. Sales what is the verdict?
Discontinued in a couple of years when Microsoft is showing off their next shiny object to people in an effort that no one will notice the Duo is Duddo.
Yes, if it wasn't for the case, my iPhone would be as slippery as a bar of butter.Thicker or Periscope.
I agree it looks big and also that there may be problems with the hinges, but we will see. The only reason people complain about thicker phones is because Apple have made them care about things being thin at all costs. Whilst I'd agree that smaller and lighter are good qualities there are limits to this.
Too thin makes it uncomfortable to hold for example.
They had a thicker phone back in the day and I think this thin at all costs thing is a marketing exercise that I must admit has worked very well for them.Yes, if it wasn't for the case, my iPhone would be as slippery as a bar of butter.
I wouldn't mind it it was thicker with no camera bump, and Apple used the internal space gained to increase battery capacity.
Some people should go outside to see what’s going on in the world more often. He’s been too focus on his own concept of a new laptop category that already exists.This is one of the top stories at The Verge right now. Not the coverage Panos Panay was looking for I’m sure. But kind of embarrassing for him to say Microsoft is creating a new laptop category when this design looks exactly like designs already announced by HP and Acer.
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The Surface Laptop Studio isn’t as original as Microsoft would have you believe
I’m already mourning the detachable screen.www.theverge.com