Aren't any decent ultrabooks on sale though....and they suck for reading books/papers etc on a commute. W8Pro Surface is an ultrabook with an optional keyboard...can only be better!
Aren't any decent ultrabooks on sale though....and they suck for reading books/papers etc on a commute. W8Pro Surface is an ultrabook with an optional keyboard...can only be better!
You have to feel bad for the poor guy doing this demo
I'm really excited about this. I think it's what they call 'a game changer'. A real computer in tablet form with a real keyboard and stylus.
I've run a Galaxy Tab right now because I prefer being able to do what I want with my data and can't stand the restrictions associated with the iTunes/iCloud lock-in. But this... is really something to think about, especially if Win 8 can run real applications like Photoshop, Illustrator etc.
see! the MS Surface is great. When it crashes, just grab another one from behind the counter and you are off running again within the blink of an eye (a very slow blink). And what's great is we even built in cloud sync so that you can resume where your last Surface crashed. We are on top of things now!
I think that video says it all doesn't it? I find it remarkable the level of
confidence some on this board have in Microsoft to come out with anything like a user friendly, well designed software and hardware interface. I don't doubt that there will be an iPad killer at some point, but surface seems to be a niche product at best. I admit I am a longtime Mac user and Apple fanboy, but can anyone name one piece of Microsoft operating software or hardware they've produced in the past decade that they were really satisfied with?
You need to get some perspective, or at least some experience with Microsoft products. Windows 7 and the current server platform are perfectly usable OSes as is Exchange 2010.
That said, I am also sceptical of the Surface because of Microsoft's long running tradition of screwing up user interface design.