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Microsoft Surface Duo Set to Arrive September 10 For $1,399
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I'm intrigued. I was a big fan of the shelved Courior project and I see this as a "spiritual successor" of sorts. I also don't really see this as competition for iPhone, rather a companion for the Surface line.
Will it sell? Hard to say at this point. It looks nice, it runs a heavily forked version of Android. Time will tell.
Will it sell? Hard to say at this point. It looks nice, it runs a heavily forked version of Android. Time will tell.
You're thinking about it all wrong if think it's about running full-blown desktop apps. This article gives some ideas about the productivity scenarios MS is trying to go after with this
Designing for the Microsoft Surface Duo
Our early journey in crafting dual-screen experiences
Actually looks interesting. We'll see how it performs and what the sales are. I agree with some other comments that it looks like two ipad minis connected together, though.
You're thinking about it all wrong if think it's about running full-blown desktop apps. This article gives some ideas about the productivity scenarios MS is trying to go after with this
Designing for the Microsoft Surface Duo
Our early journey in crafting dual-screen experiencesmedium.com
That article shows many serious practical problems with productivity.
Typing: It’s impossible to type with the thumb in portrait, because of the width and because you can‘t easily hold the other side without making the hinge rotate. On landscape, the width is too narrow to type with two hands. It seems like the least bad option is to type with the index finger.
When multitasking, I have to remember how applications are stacked up in each side. That’s something that happened with the first implementation of multitasking on the iPad. It’s even more difficult to solve when you have 2 physical displays. Also, I can’t resize apps.
It shows the action of moving an image from one screen to another as something pleasant, when you have to pass two edges and a hinge. Maybe it doesn’t seem like a big deal, but that’s a big flaw in the main purpose of the device.
I think I’m the target of this product. And maybe there are... 3 cases? where this is great. Maybe, for example, if I want to preview some photos that I want to attach to an email I’m writing, if the device is on a flat surface and I have it already open. But having to sacrifice answering to calls quickly, doing one-handed things comfortably, more battery, etc. for a few ideal scenarios doesn’t seem like a productivity boost.
I walk around job sites all of the time taking notes on property inspections on my iPhone or iPad Pro w/ Magic Keyboard attached. I would totally buy one of these and I haven't used Windows or owned a Microsoft anything since I sold my Treo650 in 2007 to buy an iPhone.
That's my thought as well. Just making using apps a bit more complex than using a single screen, more stuff going on. I feel like if theres tablet apps that need this, they just use two columns. I really can't see how this would take off. Would be cool if it did though, or at least the Neo when that comes out. But I think most people won't have to mess with the hinge or both screens a majority of the time they're using a phone-like device.
This exists in the space between iPhone and iPad (if it ran iOS). It's a first gen device and therefore not quite there yet, but I find that there is so much overlap between these two devices that run iOS that it would be great if they were one.
I remember when the iPad launched it was considered to be just a 'big iPhone'. I think there's a truth to that. I'd like to unfold my portable phone-like device to get an ipad-like device. I don't think this is it, and I don't think this specific sort of thing is the solution, but there is merit to the thinking and I applaud MS for trying something.
I remember when the iPad launched it was considered to be just a 'big iPhone'. I think there's a truth to that. I'd like to unfold my portable phone-like device to get an ipad-like device. I don't think this is it, and I don't think this specific sort of thing is the solution, but there is merit to the thinking and I applaud MS for trying something.
That’s true. Just still feels wild that Microsoft, known mainly for Windows, an operating system, is using another company’s operating system on this new device.
Nice joke
Its wider even than the first Note ..this has 94mm
So its clear you have no idea of what are you talking about. Its clear not meant to be used as a phone. Even note 20 ultra that is very big, it keeps the width at max reasonable dimension,for a phone is better to be taller than wider
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Seeing how expensive this thing is, you think hackers will ask for 2X the ransomware amount to unlock both screens?