Ninja Scooter
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Microsoft Surface Tablet announced
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There's a difference between knowing a strategy and seeing it put to practice.
MR BLACKMAGIK
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Its a screen with a keyboard, so it's a laptop. Woo.
I don't think Google is going to show ICS again with their tablet.
Come on, the Fire and Nook will be total shit compared to a Jelly Bean tablet that's priced to compete. Sure, 10" tablets can do more with screen real estate, but not everyone buys tablets to work in Office. $200 with competent software can move volumes and people will compare them as substitutes.
brotkasten
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Only the Pro version is. Windows RT is not full Windows. You will not be able to install Steam on it and play TF2.
Versus 16:10?
It's that much of a radical difference?
Really I don't know shit about tablets but I didn't know aspect ratio differences that small made something suddenly into hot garbage. Is this hyperbole or what?
The lawyers already working on it. The imagery is spot on.
16:9 does make a difference. It is a weird tablet form factor.
Edit: the labels are backwards
This is my problem too, as much as I love the iPad, I have to force myself to use it as I always default to my MBA. Something that does both the job of my iPad and MBA would be very attractive to me. MS did a great job with the kickstand (for bed surfing this will be awesome) and the cover/keyboard thing. Great job all around, if the performance and battery life is there I'm considering replacing my tablet/pc combo with this.
Isn't that backwards?
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
This is how you do an iPad competitor. Those Android ones are all garbage IMO.
I am aware, thanks
RiccochetJ
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Haha! I just looked at Jeff's tweet! It was!
more like a highly portable computer with sleek keyboard + virtual ink. This is a pretty damn cool product.
Agent Ironside
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Why we still got laptops then huh?!
Are the cities reversed on purpose?
Methinks the x86 version will have integrated graphics comparable to a high end netbook or low end ultrabook.
In a word... Not really, no.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
yeah i am confused
Nailed it.
16:9 is perfect for movies, games, and Metro.
9:16 is perfect for reading PDFs and such.
Never had a problem with 16:9.
nVidiot_Whore
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This thread confuses me.
It's like.. people I know knew of Windows 8's Metro UI + full desktop features, and I know knew about 3rd party tablets already announced.. are pretending they just didn't know these facts.
Other than the kickstand + keyboard...
... this is like.. "Hi Guys, here's what we've been saying about Windows 8 for almost 2 years now."
It's like.. people I know knew of Windows 8's Metro UI + full desktop features, and I know knew about 3rd party tablets already announced.. are pretending they just didn't know these facts.
Other than the kickstand + keyboard...
... this is like.. "Hi Guys, here's what we've been saying about Windows 8 for almost 2 years now."
Hats off to Microsoft.
They've definetly given a guy like me - a guy with no compelling reasons to buy a tablet - a reason to buy a tablet.
Of course, it mainly means I'll be eschewing a laptop/ultrabook purchase in favour of their Windows 8 Pro tablet... but hey - this is where the market is headed with computing devices, so it's a smart move to be willing to cannibalize existing market segments so you're not left out of the game altogether.
I mean that's something that Apple has built into their core product philosophy - something that has helped them become as wildly successful as they are - so it's a good idea to follow suit on that one.
They've definetly given a guy like me - a guy with no compelling reasons to buy a tablet - a reason to buy a tablet.
Of course, it mainly means I'll be eschewing a laptop/ultrabook purchase in favour of their Windows 8 Pro tablet... but hey - this is where the market is headed with computing devices, so it's a smart move to be willing to cannibalize existing market segments so you're not left out of the game altogether.
I mean that's something that Apple has built into their core product philosophy - something that has helped them become as wildly successful as they are - so it's a good idea to follow suit on that one.
brochiller
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This is actually a tablet that I could see replacing my laptop.
About damn time.
About damn time.
Yeah I'm confused.
Gary Whitta
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HD 4000 probably in the Pro.
Dreams-Visions
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names backwards? why? fail?
you win the internets for a day.LOL that's mine!
Uhh so what? The iPad is a bigger iPod touch and it still sold millions.
Sneaky edit
I read his post wrong :s
"Microsoft tablet debut rocked by plagiarism scandal"
outunderthestars
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That sounds great. When is Google planning on releasing the competent software?
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The Pro version has USB 3.0. Honestly, I have no interest in the ARM version of this thing. All of the support is for Intel chip Windows. That's the only one I care about. Something that is legitimately "no compromises". They just need to get the battery life there.
Weirdest announcement thread on gaf I've seen to date.
You forgot Taipei
But really, does it matter? Looks like a cool product MS has cooked up here,
ICS is competent.
Well... they could've flubbed the actual particulars of the design. They're not Apple ya'know?
I've seen quite a few people in this thread say this and you can add me to the list. I was never in a rush to buy an ipad, but this thing looks really handy. I think Microsoft can make this big.. real big
brotkasten
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I think SmartGlass was just a tech demo at E3. And it will run on any Windows 8 machine anyway.
I think that's the joke, no?
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