Its not an ipad. Based on what we have seen its much closer to a laptop then an ipad. The ipad has it limitations that wont allow it for me to ever replace a laptop for work, now this has a much better potential to do so. Plus is probably works with flash and will accept SD cards.
Microsoft's Surface Tablet announced
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plasmid303
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Centurion
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Why do people still think that everything needs to be an iPad, iPhone, Macbook killer??
There's plenty of room, plenty of people, and plenty of reasons for other systems to exist.
I'm more than happy with my Galaxy 10.1 and not once thought of an iPad. iPhone? It drops calls like every other phone.
Now, if I can type as fast on the Surface as I can on my laptop, and there is some support (even if watered down) for Word/Excel/PP, I'll be using it for work.
There's plenty of room, plenty of people, and plenty of reasons for other systems to exist.
I'm more than happy with my Galaxy 10.1 and not once thought of an iPad. iPhone? It drops calls like every other phone.
Now, if I can type as fast on the Surface as I can on my laptop, and there is some support (even if watered down) for Word/Excel/PP, I'll be using it for work.
intothevoid
Super Freak
Looks pretty slick actually - love the built in keyboard and stand personally
Looks like the keyboard thing will be fully featured, and I think they have Office for both versions--so the cheap one would have a more App like version of Office while the Pro version can run Windows like normal so it could do either the full version of Office or run the tablet version like the cheaper model.
What I'd be more interested in is using it as a drawing tablet for like Photoshop, since it's so portable and the Pro version is fully featured.
EVILFACE
Insufferable S.O.B.
Yea I don't understand it either. I have a ASUS Transformer and use the hell out of it. For $250 it does what I need: surfing and netflix in true 16:9.
That drawing ability is pretty kewl.
fosing
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why they went for this in the "tablet" category(when in fact it really is a mini-laptop/macbook air rival than an ipad) i dont know...
but they could've released this in the "tablet" category instead.
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but they could've released this in the "tablet" category instead.
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I think if they had gone through with the Courier it would have beaten the iPad, they had a really good timing for it and it was such a good idea.
fosing
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turtlesforever
Super Freak
happy with my "new Ipad" 3rd gen.
This will flop. Like all other competitors of the Ipad. But I do like that digital ink thing
This will flop. Like all other competitors of the Ipad. But I do like that digital ink thing
Phil Sierra
Super Freak
I'll stick with the original (Apple).
Shropt
Super Freak
I think what some of you are missing is this isn't a tablet but more of a true handheld computer. You can run all of your favorite Windows programs and games on this unlike your Ipads and Androids. This will run everything you currently have on your computer since it's running Windows 8 and not some beatdown copy of an OS.
EVILFACE
Insufferable S.O.B.
Yup. And if it can run on Windows it will prolly run on this. I'll be keeping a eye on it.
BadMoon
Demi G0D Overseer
Not really. I think others are missing the point. Some of the comments posted are in reference to the marketing and sales figures. I think when a device such as iPad has such a clear hold over a certain market that a discussion on the proposed competition is a relevant one.
As previously stated this is probably going to be a very cool device and a big step towards the elimination of the PC as we know it. We all cleary understand that this is more of a notebook type of device. However, they are not choosing to market it that way.
The posters doubting the success of this device are questioning the marketing and price point. I just don't see it flying off the shelves. Not when apple has a huge hit on the hands and is half the price for an entry level model.
It's for this reason that I really am interested in this tablet.
Same here.
EVILFACE
Insufferable S.O.B.
Well damn, then everyone should just give up and let Apple have the whole market since no one can compete. phones and computers too.
BadMoon
Demi G0D Overseer
Well damn, then everyone should just give up and let Apple have the whole market since no one can compete. phones and computers too.
Nah that would be silly. What they SHOULD do is try harder and get the prices down. Otherwise they are spending milliions of dollars trying to compete only to fail. That seems like a terrible waste of time and resources.
The markets clearly reflects this. It isn't rocket science. Just ask RIM what they think of the iPhone or Android products for that matter.
I'm not really sure what your argument (if you in fact have one) is with my posts? It's pretty clear me.
Kabukiman
Greatest Person Ever
How long has Windows tablet edition been around? 10-ish years? With no date, price, or battery life expectations on this thing, it's hard to get excited.
The real news is that Microsoft will be "making the entire widget", a strategy they've stayed away from in the PC arena for 25 or so years.
The real news is that Microsoft will be "making the entire widget", a strategy they've stayed away from in the PC arena for 25 or so years.
Shropt
Super Freak
So you want Microsoft to make the same thing as the Ipad but cheaper? People are more than willing to pay that price so I don't see why any company would want to do that? The Ipad is a souped up phone where this is a smaller (yet just as powerful) computer.
Hell, I see this as more of a competitor to that new $2400 Mac laptop.
Hell, I see this as more of a competitor to that new $2400 Mac laptop.
BadMoon
Demi G0D Overseer
How this is escaping some people I will never understand.
Ideally they would want to make a BETTER product at a price point that intices people to buy their device.
At $1000 they aren't going to pull the current iPad block of users over in mass. Keep in mind the iPad alone has put a beating on Microsoft. It is the device that propelled apple over Microsoft. If they want to get back in the game they will need to again, make a better product, and sell it at a reasonable competitive price.
