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Photo of Microsoft's Origami
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I'm actually very interested in this. This product has great potential but the exterior looks so bad/cheap.... I want to see how Apple will respond to this Origami project.
hehehe.. how they expect us to see those tiny fonts.. is it going to come with a microscope? total joke
1) Looks a bit fake
2) Probably crashes as much as Windows
3) Looks quite ugly
4) Worthless hunk of crap
I wouldn't even buy that if Apple made it.
2) Probably crashes as much as Windows
3) Looks quite ugly
4) Worthless hunk of crap
I wouldn't even buy that if Apple made it.
Airforce said:A CD
The feature is on Windows Media Player.
Oh, so the the thing is a portable cd/dvd player... I thought it was just a oversized wmp clunk box.
Steal a bit here, steal a bit there
I thought Apple has a patent out on the click-wheel. This can't be real then.
I thought Apple has a patent out on the click-wheel. This can't be real then.
What's ugly got to do with it? This is a RUMOR people! 
Origami seems to be slated as a very portable tablet - and there seem to be some old prototype photos floating around the web.
Now lets see. Apple is typically seen as having better industrial design in all of their products. Microsoft as more buggy, and their products are installed on a whole host of other not-so-well designed computers.
Which one has the bigger market share? And why?
We all love our Apple stuff. Goes without saying. What is interesting about this RUMOR - is that if Microsoft have a small portable tablet (presumably low-powered with WiFi and everything) no matter how ugly it is - if it's remotely useful and functional - their market share is MUCH bigger than Apples - and this idea could be quite successful.
If they have a challenger to iTunes with TV Shows - they will have a measure of success even if they do it poorly. Does anyone think they have been sitting on their a$$?
Oh - and if your selling a season of a show - it's PROBABLY not going to show THIS seasons' cast, now, is it?
Origami seems to be slated as a very portable tablet - and there seem to be some old prototype photos floating around the web.
Now lets see. Apple is typically seen as having better industrial design in all of their products. Microsoft as more buggy, and their products are installed on a whole host of other not-so-well designed computers.
Which one has the bigger market share? And why?
We all love our Apple stuff. Goes without saying.
What is interesting about this RUMOR - is that if Microsoft have a small portable tablet (presumably low-powered with WiFi and everything) no matter how ugly it is - if it's remotely useful and functional - their market share is MUCH bigger than Apples - and this idea could be quite successful. If they have a challenger to iTunes with TV Shows - they will have a measure of success even if they do it poorly. Does anyone think they have been sitting on their a$$?
Oh - and if your selling a season of a show - it's PROBABLY not going to show THIS seasons' cast, now, is it?
Warbrain said:
Hey, look what I found on the internet, presumably the Mac Pro x86, and it's really damn ugly, isn't it? It looks like a fake, and it crashes a lot (don't ask me where I know that from), and it's really a worthless peace of sh***. I wouldn't even buy that if Microsoft made it.
Lol
Actually quite strange they didn't await the release of a Mac tablet, maybe the Microsoft design would be much better, at this stage it looks like an oversized, clumsy PSP with full Windows crash capabilities.
Actually quite strange they didn't await the release of a Mac tablet, maybe the Microsoft design would be much better, at this stage it looks like an oversized, clumsy PSP with full Windows crash capabilities.
Origami?
Does anyone know what Origami means?
I mean, this is a device that doesn't fold up, and it's meant to replace paper, it doesn't make any sense
Does anyone know what Origami means?
I mean, this is a device that doesn't fold up, and it's meant to replace paper, it doesn't make any sense
At least their GUI looks better now. I mean it is loads better than the present OS, and the fonts are ten-fold better.
The way M$ is advertising Origami is reminding me of the Newton commercials; especially the week 2 flash clip. While the two are not meant for the same market, I believe Origami will meet the same fate as the Newton: doesn't sell enough to keep the product going for more then a few years.