Given the $1000+ pricing of any hardware that can run the OS today, it's not really poised to compete with the iPad. It's a near-certainty that Apple will release a tablet that's more notebook-like in the next couple of years (as will just about everyone). As for an effective $499 entry-point product by mid-year 2012, I doubt you'll see a Windows 8 tablet that won't require some compromises.
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Will you keep buying iPad or change to Windows 8 tablet?
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All design requires compromises. The iPad included. I think your estimate of the cost of Windows 8 hardware, though, is way, way over the top. I have a $400 11" laptop that runs Windows 7 quite well. All of this is speculation, of course, and it's not as if Microsoft has an enviable record of designing OS software for mobile devices, but it's very unlikely that Microsoft is aiming solely at a price point above that of the iPad.
I'm still not quite convinced that this will really fair that much better than previous attempts by Microsoft. They haven't even shown it actually running on an ARM device yet.
The Samsung Windows 7 Tablet that was just announced is $1099 (at the low end), so I'm just reporting the current state of affairs. Sure, you can get a notebook that runs it for less, but that's not a tablet now, is it?
There's simply no way to do a 1:1 comparison today, the Windows hardware/software doesn't exist and Apple's not giving you their 2012 preview any time soon.
Will I keep buying iPads? Too early to say.
I haven't yet seen anything in Win 8 to make me abandon my investment in iOS. What's Win 8's must-have feature for a consumer tablet? Anyone?
I haven't yet seen anything in Win 8 to make me abandon my investment in iOS. What's Win 8's must-have feature for a consumer tablet? Anyone?
It seems like a more productive tablet, and its split screen multi-tasking function seems like a great idea.
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Again, they're not showing an iPad equivalent. They're showing a full-featured tablet computer. As to whether the market is ready to transition to a tablet with notebook features in a tablet format is anyone's guess. As I sit here today, I can't see giving up my MBP completely; the iPad serves as a complementary device, not a substitute.
Agree. It looks slick as hell, but absolutely sucks to use. It's easy to make any OS look neat when switching around at 100 mph like an ADHD kid, but the reality is that people done use their devices like that.
I'll be buying a 7" tablet as soon as I can get my hands on one with Windows 8 nativly. And if I can get one like the Samsung with a dock, I'll use it as my main PC too.
I don't think I can answer this question, as a tablet running Windows 8 likely won't be released for another year. Probably more reasonable to answer then.
An excellent and relevant discussion by Gruber on this: http://daringfireball.net/
An excellent and relevant discussion by Gruber on this: http://daringfireball.net/
Yes, I agree with you that these windows 8 tablets are targeting a different market (i was just answering his question)
Personally, though I don't think these will be successful initially, i think if microsoft does a good job with windows 8 in general and has the world adopt the OS through its PC's, microsoft will be able to successfully compete against apple in alot of ways. I think these tablets were a good idea and will push apple to do bigger and better things. I'm excited to see how things unfold
Continue to buy the iPad as long as it's leading the industry. Which seems it will be for the foreseeable future.
i like my ipad. i will probably like my ipad 3 a lot more. can windows (or android) compete with their os? will they have a critical mass of apps that convince me to switch? probably not.
in another year, i bet the current ipad apps will be better, and there will be new ones that i'll be excited about, so it's tough to work up any enthusiasm for another platform.
i might pick one up in addition to my ipad someday, but honestly, i don't need two tablets. microsoft is offering too little, too late in my opinion.
in another year, i bet the current ipad apps will be better, and there will be new ones that i'll be excited about, so it's tough to work up any enthusiasm for another platform.
i might pick one up in addition to my ipad someday, but honestly, i don't need two tablets. microsoft is offering too little, too late in my opinion.
I just read it, and he's got some good points. However, the one thing he missed is that Windows 8 is already psudo-released as Windows Phone 7, and it's amazing, with customer satisfaction rates that rival the iPhone.
So yes, Windows 8 is amazing looking. But I wouldn't go as far as to say it's not "real" yet.
So you've used it?
It's a pre-pre-pre-release developer's build at this point. Gruber didn't say it doesn't exist, just that it doesn't exist in a form that's ready to go to market - and likely won't until at least mid-2012 (possibly longer). For now, it's a concept car that promises future technology but has a 2011-era engine installed. It may well be a car of the future, but by the time it's released to the public it won't be the future anymore.
I've used Windows since version 1.0.
The iPad 2 was my first Apple product.
Not even a $50 price tag would get me to buy a Windoze tablet.
The iPad 2 was my first Apple product.
Not even a $50 price tag would get me to buy a Windoze tablet.
Check back in two or three years when this is actually out.
Personally, I think it would have to be really spectacular with a long track record before I even considered giving up my iPad 4.
What was the buzz before the MS Kin came out? The Zune?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjmVN7mAMwc
Personally, I think it would have to be really spectacular with a long track record before I even considered giving up my iPad 4.
What was the buzz before the MS Kin came out? The Zune?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjmVN7mAMwc
lol. exactly. vaporware. and, in the meantime, i will be getting stuff done with my ipad. microsoft is years behind, and they aren't known for being especially nimble. i'm not writing them off, but i am not holding my breath either.
yeah, but microsoft is unlikely to build the tablet itself. battery life and price aren't in their hands.