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Microsoft Says 'Disappointment' of New MacBook Pro Has More People Switching to Surface Than Ever Before
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It's a great pipeline, so full of great products that is completely clogged.
Fact: new Macbooks are overpriced and partially outdated.
And so are Surfaces.
Not sure on which grounds could Microsoft think they are superior, though.
And so are Surfaces.
Not sure on which grounds could Microsoft think they are superior, though.
Exactly this. If 5 people switched from Mac to Surface in the first 3 generations and they've now had 6 switchers in this generation, it's technically a true statement. It says nothing without hard numbers. Macs are still infinitely superior to PCs and I for one am glad Apple hasn't tried to make a hybrid PC–tablet that does neither thing well.
Agreed. People need to stop whining. USB-C and wireless is the future and these guys are holding us all back.
The full OS thing will bite Apple in the long run. People now expect full usability.
Apple claims that MBP sales have been significantly higher than any MB introduced to the market ever before.
Microsoft claims that more people are switching to surface than ever before.
The laptop sales must be skyrocketing straight into orbit and back as we speak.
Microsoft claims that more people are switching to surface than ever before.
The laptop sales must be skyrocketing straight into orbit and back as we speak.
And you'd be wrong. But hey, let's talk about something you clearly don't use.
The 27in iMac's also go up to 32GB and you can actually buy them now.
I'd be tempted with Linux over Windows
Same could be said for Apple's claim.
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Microsoft has announced November was its best month ever for consumer Surface sales. In a blog post, the company said more people are switching from Macs to Surface devices than ever before following the "disappointment" of the new MacBook Pro, particularly among professional users.
Shortly after the new MacBook Pro launched, Microsoft launched a promotion offering MacBook Pro and MacBook Air owners up to $650 credit towards a new Surface Book or Surface Pro 4. Microsoft also unveiled the Surface Studio in October, and the all-in-one desktop has been met with positive reviews.
Microsoft's Surface Book starts at $1,499, the same price as Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro with a standard row of function keys. Touch Bar-equipped models start at $1,799 for 13-inch models and $2,399 for 15-inch models.
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On iMore today I saw this;
Says it all.
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Anyone dissatisfied with battery life should return their MacBooks for refund and wait for the next one. Apple will not reconsider their thinness/battery life calculus until they feel it in their wallet. Thousands of returns will be a good start.
If you don't have any problems with the battery life, fantastic! However, there is no earthly reason to keep rewarding design decisions you don't agree with by suffering with a device that doesn't meet your needs.
Sorry, its happening. Were a small development company with 30 employees and we were buying MacBook's and now were not. Not only is it the new MacBook and lack of innovation but the costs and a dramatic change in how Apple's stores and Business Teams have been changing. Its like night and day!
Does microsoft covers on the surface portable family:
- > 16 Gb RAM
- 8 MB Cache (if you don't know what this means, you know CACA about performance)
- 1 year without format and reinstall the OS
- the lovely crystal clear sound system that i only felt with apple computers
The biggest insult was removing the SD slot. I will not buy a MBP again without one.
I've never had to reinstall my OS on any of my PCs.
I have two surfaces. I only like my 2 but my pro 4 is awesome..
I've never had to reinstall my OS on any of my PCs.
I have two surfaces. I only like my 2 but my pro 4 is awesome..
Windows 10 is not anything like the old Windoze that we all used to make fun of.
They are only "Pro" if you're a Pro Blogger or Pro Hipster.
Sure every 3 months is a stretch but about once a year.
We have Dell laptops with Windows 7 at work and I just recently had to reformat.
It is even worse. Due to current lineup of Mac products our school will switch from iMacs to Surface studio line as well replace all MacBook Pro's with Microsoft products. Not only will all 100+ Apple products be replaced also all students will be adviced to move to Microsoft products since the MBP line has become to expensive. As an Apple fan from the early days I am dissapointed in the current direction Apple is moving. Apple is becoming a consumer brand instead of a professional leader in the tech & design industry.
We did say that. It was never true, but we said it. We said (and continue to say) a lot of things that aren't strictly true.
There have always been specific situations, such as software that wasn't available on the mac or IT departments that didn't want to support the Mac, that might cause a Mac user to switch or to use both. A colleague of mine recently switched because he wanted a laptop with a 17" screen.
The problem with the new MacBook isn't the hardware (well, except for some battery/graphics issues), but the price. It is just too high.