I think they are just trying to be different at all costs. Of course, that doesn't explain the first two gens of Surface.
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I think they are just trying to be different at all costs. Of course, that doesn't explain the first two gens of Surface.
This device looks fabulous.
The iPad is good for doing simple things. I can never carry just the iPad with me. Every time I need to do some stuff, the iPad is not enough.
The MacBook Air/Pro is a full-blown computer, but sometimes it is just awkward to take it out on a meeting.
The Surface Pro 3 indeed looks like the hybrid with nearly no compromises. Looks like a great machine, and Microsoft put so much attention to detail. Apple will have a very tough time trying to top it with whatever it decides to release.
Yes, they seem to have forgotten to quote the weight of the TypeCover 3 in any of their press info.
They also forgot to put the TypeCover on that special "scientific balance scale"...
I'm interested in the the 3:2 ratio for a tablet as well. 16:10 can be a bit unwieldy to hold one-handed in landscape and seems a bit tall to read documents in portrait. 4:3 isn't as optimal for video. 3:2 seems like a good middle ground.
If it were running OSX, it might be worthwhile. I'd rather not have it locked up by the CryptoVirus as can happen with most Windows setups due to insanely rampant malware on that platform. Get ready to run a virus checker 24/7, update it constantly, update Windows constantly, update it some more and when you're done with that update it again. You can't use it right away because the virus checker is hogging all the CPU time and has to run every time you boot/open the thing (i.e. my personal experience running XP for so many years on my old gaming computer) and for every email you open because you are exposed constantly to malware and will wonder every single time you buy something with it whether there was a keylogger running or someone looking at you through the webcam. Yeah, I sound ridiculous, but sadly it's true and does happen every day to Windows folks and if you don't run the virus checker stuff you're taking a huge risk as you can pick the crap up just visiting a damn web site with IE.
Uh, what piece of paper? Reduced to common denominator of 1, the ratios are:
Ipad: 1.333333
New Surface: 1.5
HDTV: 1.777777777 (also, many Android tabs, but not all)
Letter paper: 1.29
A4 paper: 1.3325
I chose the 2 main "standard" paper sizes for comparison.
Does it run Windows 7? Does it cost less than a comparable MacBook? Does it come with free text, number, and presentation software? Are system software upgrades free?
article 9 months from now... MS cut price to sell unsold surface pro 3, make 1 billion write off to get rid of devices that won't sell.
Again and again MS don't seem to see their mistake.
You can't mess anything up on an iPad, it'll always work right and has every app under the sun you can imagine for anything you might want to use it for.
MS bump specs and make it thinner without addressing the issue. Windows 8 on a tablet can be broken by the user and we are talking idiot users here who comprise 99% of this market place. They need to dumb it down to the bare essentials, sell a content delivery system for everything and interconnect every device no matter the maker so they play well.
There is little to no demand for a high end tablets that run desktop software, especially worse than a laptop.
It's been said so many times but programs for touch are so different to those designed for pointing devices like mice they are bound for failure. MS have failed to see that the two don't mix and continue with this stupid compromise compromise mentality.
Again and again MS don't seem to see their mistake.
You can't mess anything up on an iPad, it'll always work right and has every app under the sun you can imagine for anything you might want to use it for.
MS bump specs and make it thinner without addressing the issue. Windows 8 on a tablet can be broken by the user and we are talking idiot users here who comprise 99% of this market place. They need to dumb it down to the bare essentials, sell a content delivery system for everything and interconnect every device no matter the maker so they play well.
There is little to no demand for a high end tablets that run desktop software, especially worse than a laptop.
It's been said so many times but programs for touch are so different to those designed for pointing devices like mice they are bound for failure. MS have failed to see that the two don't mix and continue with this stupid compromise compromise mentality.
Great comparison. So if I want to use the laptop while my wife uses the tablet, what do I do with the Surface Pro?
I'm sure it's been mentioned already but regardless of what the Surface Pro 3 brings, you can still dual boot Windows/OS X natively on a Macbook Air. No tricks, no hacks, no violating license agreements and it runs Windows perfectly.
In today's software world rather it be for work or play you need more software options and Macbook Air can give it. I need OS X software that is not available on Windows and many times I just prefer to use Mac software even if it is available on Windows.
In today's software world rather it be for work or play you need more software options and Macbook Air can give it. I need OS X software that is not available on Windows and many times I just prefer to use Mac software even if it is available on Windows.
Bad comparison. "Millions hate Windows 8" is common knowledge like "earth is a sphere revolving around the sun".
Even with the weight of the TypeCover 2, it'd weigh less than a 13" MBA.
Ah, makes more sense.
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Except one can be proven and the other has anecdotal evidence.
Nobody told me. (Typing while my Macbook is on my lap).
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One can be proven by counting from 1 to several million
I'd say there is more than anecdotal evidence that earth revolves around the sun.
Nobody told me. (Typing while my Macbook is on my lap).
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One can be proven by counting from 1 to several million
I'd say there is more than anecdotal evidence that earth revolves around the sun.
Better not do anything that kicks the fan on, my MBA gets rather heated.
I think you lost credibility right there, windows xp? How long ago was that? Windows is quite secure and security essentials is quite robust, it never slows my tablet down and I only have a lowly Atom tablet. It certainly would never slow down a Haswell processor.
Nobody told me. (Typing while my Macbook is on my lap).
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One can be proven by counting from 1 to several million
I'd say there is more than anecdotal evidence that earth revolves around the sun.
Oh ha ha.
Seriously, saying that Windows 8 is "hated by millions" presupposes that people aren't buying a PC because of the OS that is on it. The PC market has matured, there's no need to update as frequently. It isn't the tablet market, where within 3 years you're going to want a new one.
Awesome presentation! Loved the Speaker.
Best presentation from Microsoft, one of the best tech presentations I have seen. I think I like the new Microsoft CEO
As a owner of a retina iPad mini, and a 2013 13" rMBP.
I will definitely be checking out this awesome device.
It would be tricky, but not impossible to run OS X. To get touch to work, I am sure there is some kind of hack, to make it the touch work. But even if you did, OS X is not designed for touch. Windows 8 is.
What else would they be?
I guess microsfot is killing windows RT...
Microsoft's marketing was comparing their RT tablet to the iPad.
I think Microsoft is marketing this against the MBA and MBP
Thanks for your opinion, care to explain it? Or back up why you are calling it a tablet??
haha, that was bothering me as well
I am afraid the 12inch Macbook won't be making an appearance at WWDC
Best presentation from Microsoft, one of the best tech presentations I have seen. I think I like the new Microsoft CEO
As a owner of a retina iPad mini, and a 2013 13" rMBP.
I will definitely be checking out this awesome device.
It would be tricky, but not impossible to run OS X. To get touch to work, I am sure there is some kind of hack, to make it the touch work. But even if you did, OS X is not designed for touch. Windows 8 is.
What else would they be?
I guess microsfot is killing windows RT...
Microsoft's marketing was comparing their RT tablet to the iPad.
I think Microsoft is marketing this against the MBA and MBP
Thanks for your opinion, care to explain it? Or back up why you are calling it a tablet??
Can we please stop calling it the Service Pack 3.
haha, that was bothering me as well
Yes, watch the presentation
I am afraid the 12inch Macbook won't be making an appearance at WWDC
But, why not 3:4 instead (i.e., a real tablet in portrait orientation), giving you much more vertical real estate?
I 100% agree, it is 100% a touchscreen laptop.
I think Microsoft does not have the luxury of controling all aspects of the experience, so the Surface Pro indeed competes against great ultrabooks from Toshiba, Asus, etc...
It's an ultra-ultrabook, I guess?