Microsoft Surface Tablet announced
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It all depends on price now...
Setting the disappointment bar high enough so its a megaton?
I expect the pricing to be $499-799.
As a tablet experience or a desktop experience? Because those are two different things.
Family Fry
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Did he just say click in a specific coloured keypad cover and the screen automatically changes colour to match?
Damn son.
Damn son.
Marty Chinn
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How did they innovate? Hybrids is what Win 8 has been all about for some time now. That was the future of PCs. Microsoft just did great execution on that concept and is pushing that in the forefront as their message of how other people should be doing it too. People, including me, have been saying this for the last year.
Hero_of_the_Day
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If so, they fucked up. The pro price can be high, but the basic needs to compete with iPad, or it's dead.
bloodforge
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That looks like a nice tablet, might have to get one.
Phonomezer
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The Touch Cover LIGHTS UP.
Is there anything this thing doesn't have? ;_;
Is there anything this thing doesn't have? ;_;
lastplayed
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Well, looks like the Galaxy Tab was my first and last Android tablet.
krypt0nian
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amazing image
Gary Whitta
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If Microsoft gets the Surface to market soon and at an attractive price this will be the most disruptive product since the iPad.
gaming_noob
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Explanation?
Ninja Scooter
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I was thinking if this thing is even a reasonable hit, the way it could change the tablet/ultrabook market is by getting companies like Samsung to jump off the Android bandwagon?
Likely will at !O super rumored
I have had my expectations blow away. I thought this was going to be another iPad clone, and whilst it appeared that initially, pushing the keyboard and having the desktop OS available makes it very attractive for me. The only downside is Metro.
One of the major problems I have with the iPad is the "appification" of everything. There are loads of apps for sure, but they mainly all perform small simple tasks and whilst this is good for your average user, somebody who actually is proficient with a more complex yet much more powerful user interface will have a much worse experience (nothing has yet trumped keyboard shortcuts, once you learn them). Having the desktop OS in the background opens up this tablet for a new market potentially. Apple will remain the popular choice, but there's a market that the iPad is not capturing here by choosing usability over power of interaction.
Pricepoint could be major issue here as well, if they go for a lower price point than Apple (I don't think Microsoft have the power of perceived brand quality like Apple does) than they'll be competing big time, especially given that they will market the fuck out of it. I think it's dangerous for them to try to be in the same price range as the iPad though.
One of the major problems I have with the iPad is the "appification" of everything. There are loads of apps for sure, but they mainly all perform small simple tasks and whilst this is good for your average user, somebody who actually is proficient with a more complex yet much more powerful user interface will have a much worse experience (nothing has yet trumped keyboard shortcuts, once you learn them). Having the desktop OS in the background opens up this tablet for a new market potentially. Apple will remain the popular choice, but there's a market that the iPad is not capturing here by choosing usability over power of interaction.
Pricepoint could be major issue here as well, if they go for a lower price point than Apple (I don't think Microsoft have the power of perceived brand quality like Apple does) than they'll be competing big time, especially given that they will market the fuck out of it. I think it's dangerous for them to try to be in the same price range as the iPad though.
PaleFolklore
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I see a lot of people shitting themselves over this but really so far the only thing that has stood out to me that separates MS from the iPad is a cover that doubles as a keyboard and a kickstand. Am I missing something? Everything spec wise seems to be either on par or worse from a first glance.
And next to that Surface they look ungainly and awkward.
How the FUCK did that just happen?
Windows that's windows in name only that's not compatible with traditional windows software.
Complex Shadow
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LMFAO. is that dude ever happy?
Glorified G
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How many usb ports? I want to be able to hook up a mouse to that.
AND WHAT ABOUT XBLA!
AND WHAT ABOUT XBLA!
It's a kickstand with automotive grade hinges and a logitech inspired cover. How is it not innovative man?
This thing would have been mind blowing three years ago.
The keyboard is only 3mm thick and its a cover also. It comes off by simple magnets. Really nice
CrunchinJelly
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"I love my wife, but Touch Cover is very important to me."
What
What
HollovVpo1nt
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Just look at how premium they make the device sound.. first time materials, premium build, premium finishing, innovation etc. An ultrabook with the se specs is around 1100 dollars, this is a tablet so definantly more than that.
Lol. You guys have lost your heads.
planar1280
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FUCKKKK
7:52 PM | by seth.rosenblatt
Touch cover has an accelerometer built in, so it knows when its folded back and it will deactivate the keyboard.
7:52 PM | by seth.rosenblatt
Touch cover has an accelerometer built in, so it knows when its folded back and it will deactivate the keyboard.
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