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Microsoft Says 'Disappointment' of New MacBook Pro Has More People Switching to Surface Than Ever Before
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You do realize that what you have described was pretty much the M.O. of "Steve Jobs @ Apple"....
In terms of mudslinging, Apple has done their share....
That said, I do agree with you that taking the "high road" comes off more tactful than just "dissing the competition". I can see a company like Samsung doing the comparison, humble-bragging, backhanded marketing stuff, but it doesn't seem congruent with Apple's brand, really.
Microsoft....well, they're just trying out some of the other co.'s marketing tactics to see what sticks. Not that it takes away from their products -- that's what Windows 10 is for.
I’ve just bought one so can’t comment on battery till I’ve had some feedback. What I can tell you already though is that it’s massively more capable than an iPad.
I can absolutely imagine this, I am close to jump ship as well. And that after 14 years of Mac only.
I played around with a Surface Studio a bit. Pretty cool in theory. I'm getting into photography, so I kinda like being able to use a stylus on screen for editing and creative work. Not sure what it's like in the long run. I have gotten Pixelmator for Mac which is kinda good, IMO. My main gripe against the Surface Studio at the moment is MS support. I tried going to MS support for help installing Windows on my MBP a few years ago. Not only would it be $49 and take 48 hours to install Windows, but the guy was rude. He actually told me that if he was anyone else, he'd puke on my laptop. Seriously? Is that how you treat your customers? Obviously, I didn't stay there. I eventually got it working myself for free & a lot quicker, too. Apple support, on the other hand, was always nice, quick & free 95% of the time. Only time it wasn't was motherboard replacement that took a few days.
Did you quote the wrong person? Not sure what your reply has to do with my previous comment or the comment I replied to.
The SurfaceBook is as "meh" and overpriced to me as the new MacBook Pro, but more people will still choose MacBook over the Microsoft offering.
Competition is good, though. And I think Apple is getting the message with this release and others. I'm certainly not counting them out and know they can do better going forward.
Competition is good, though. And I think Apple is getting the message with this release and others. I'm certainly not counting them out and know they can do better going forward.
I genuinely have switched my 13" class notebook from a 2014" high tier rMBP to a Surface Book. The new 2016 13" MBP offers very little improvement over my 2014, if anything in some aspects a retrograde step. The Surface Book has truly impressed me far more than any other portable has done in many a year. I took a year to decide as this is a primary system used in a professional role, equally absolutely no regrets and for my need a far better device.
The numbers I have no idea, however for me Microsoft`s statement is accurate. Had someone even suggested that I would switch to Windows, let alone Microsoft hardware a few years back I would have literally laughed.
Mac owners with Surface Book thoughts here on MR, one of several similar threads...
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The numbers I have no idea, however for me Microsoft`s statement is accurate. Had someone even suggested that I would switch to Windows, let alone Microsoft hardware a few years back I would have literally laughed.
Mac owners with Surface Book thoughts here on MR, one of several similar threads...
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It's a gimmick, and trying it out just confirmed my opinion.
They also put it in the wrong place, and they put it on the wrong product.
Ahem... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch_(ad_campaign)
Depends on the user. I haven't had malware on any machine since about 1991.
I think because Apple's always been in the position and kept the "We don't blab to the media and cause a fuss" where as other companies do, because they know it will make headlines for *them* , and they know that.
As I sit here doing professional development work on my new 15" MBP+TB with 5h12m of battery life left having been working since around 10am (3pm now), and the fact that I choose to work on this machine when I have a 27" iMac 5K (4GHz/24GB/1TB) sitting upstairs, should speak volumes to anyone who doubts this machine is anything but great!
I respect the opinion of anyone who takes the time to form an actual opinion of their own rather than just 'retweeting' the opinion of others. Sadly I think many opinions above are 2nd hand at best, trolling at worst and based on nothing of substance.
Perhaps Microsoft have indeed seen more trade-ins than before but since we don't know if that was 3 instead of 2 last time or 300,000 instead of 500 last time, it's completely meaningless. I find it very hard to believe that anyone would switch from Mac to Windows because they might have to buy a dongle or two. Also bear in mind that the new MBP was severely supply constrained throughout November with no machines shipping until the last 2 weeks of the month.
Yes the price going up is unfortunate but here in the UK that is largely for FX reasons. Also, the addition of Touch ID along with the TB is not a cost-free addition and will most likely account for the rest of the increase. I personally like the TB and find it useful but for those who don't yet, you need to give it some time for developers to start incorporating it in their apps. For me, Touch ID alone is worth the extra cost anyway.
To anyone with an open mind reading this, don't take my word for it or anyone else's, go see a machine yourself and spend some time with it in the store. Do the same for competing products by all means but for heaven's sake make your choice based on your own, informed opinion.
I respect the opinion of anyone who takes the time to form an actual opinion of their own rather than just 'retweeting' the opinion of others. Sadly I think many opinions above are 2nd hand at best, trolling at worst and based on nothing of substance.
Perhaps Microsoft have indeed seen more trade-ins than before but since we don't know if that was 3 instead of 2 last time or 300,000 instead of 500 last time, it's completely meaningless. I find it very hard to believe that anyone would switch from Mac to Windows because they might have to buy a dongle or two. Also bear in mind that the new MBP was severely supply constrained throughout November with no machines shipping until the last 2 weeks of the month.
Yes the price going up is unfortunate but here in the UK that is largely for FX reasons. Also, the addition of Touch ID along with the TB is not a cost-free addition and will most likely account for the rest of the increase. I personally like the TB and find it useful but for those who don't yet, you need to give it some time for developers to start incorporating it in their apps. For me, Touch ID alone is worth the extra cost anyway.
To anyone with an open mind reading this, don't take my word for it or anyone else's, go see a machine yourself and spend some time with it in the store. Do the same for competing products by all means but for heaven's sake make your choice based on your own, informed opinion.
If you're being a smartass, the surface studio goes up to 32GB RAM.
If you're not, the answer is still surface studio:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-studio/overview
Soon all the hipsters who are diehard iFanboys will start worshipping Microsoft in an attempt to outhipster the rest of them.
Read better. They monitored 12,979 users from an online website, and that's the result. It's meaningless.
More people are switching to the Surface than ever.
Well, two is more than one I guess.
Well, two is more than one I guess.
I see your point, but after a certain degree packing a laptop with high TDP chips is going to turn it into a mITX computer with a screen bolted on. Apple's latest laptops are more than powerful enough for what a laptop needs to do at a 'Pro' level. Apple thinks anything more is best suited to a desktop computer and I agree, I'd like to point out their Mac Pro but, we all know the state of that now almost literal trashcan (it really is living up to it's nickname).
Yes, until Timmy showed up with the pipeline thing.
How quickly they forget...... Hi I'm a Mac, and I'm a PC
Perhaps they meant mobile/laptop product. Neither Suface Pro nor Surface Book support 32GB RAM.