Article: Microsoft Surface shows Apple could be wrong

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06-20-2012, 11:26 PM
Cabalo

Article: Microsoft Surface shows Apple could be wrong

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06-21-2012, 05:46 AM
mjmacky

Re: Article: Microsoft Surface shows Apple could be wrong

I think Apple just wanted people to wait for their laser keyboard, or whatever the fuck that was in the promo video.
06-21-2012, 09:53 PM
megabyteme

All these sorts of things are cool, but I'm happy with my 12" Asus netbook. Give me a touch screen and a reasonably sized SSD, and I'm content.
06-23-2012, 03:22 AM
Apple_Fanboy

Re: Article: Microsoft Surface shows Apple could be wrong

I would still totally prefer a MacBook Air to that terrible thing Microsoft created. Did any of you see the part of the presentation where the thing freezes?

http://www.wimp.com/newtablet/
06-23-2012, 04:18 AM
mjmacky

Re: Article: Microsoft Surface shows Apple could be wrong

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apple_Fanboy

I would still totally prefer a MacBook Air to that terrible thing Microsoft created.

I'm sure you would, and great news, it only starts at $999, that's under a thousand dollars!
06-23-2012, 05:00 PM
Raiuc

Re: Article: Microsoft Surface shows Apple could be wrong

Microsoft has a big problem: Windows OS
They can create very good hardware, but with that crappy OS its very hard to talk seriously about Microsoft
06-23-2012, 06:23 PM
mjmacky

Re: Article: Microsoft Surface shows Apple could be wrong

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiuc

Microsoft has a big problem: Windows OS
They can create very good hardware, but with that crappy OS its very hard to talk seriously about Microsoft

Most of it isn't necessarily their hardware, but if I could get it in Win7, I'd consider it. I will avoid it due to Win8.
06-24-2012, 01:45 AM
megabyteme

Re: Article: Microsoft Surface shows Apple could be wrong

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apple_Fanboy

I would still totally prefer a MacBook Air to that terrible thing Microsoft created. Did any of you see the part of the presentation where the thing freezes?

http://www.wimp.com/newtablet/

OhGAWD, how can the company move forward with a product that freezes. Oh yeah, just like Apple and everyone else do. Bios updates.

It is only slightly interesting as a concept, and a crap shoot as a product. Go M$...
06-24-2012, 05:13 AM
mjmacky

Re: Article: Microsoft Surface shows Apple could be wrong

Quote:

Originally Posted by megabyteme

OhGAWD, how can the company move forward with a product that freezes. Oh yeah, just like Apple and everyone else do. Bios updates.

It is only slightly interesting as a concept, and a crap shoot as a product. Go M$...

It doesn't surprise me to see the technical difficulties as much as watching how poorly he handled his presentation. Either he doesn't have the skill set or was terribly unprepared.
06-25-2012, 02:54 AM
your_creator

I think its so funny that there are a lot of followers who will listen to the mass opinion that Microsoft OS is somehow a failure and will always fail. In my opinion they have turned their image around staring with windows7 and Windows 8 will be a new era. Yet I know fanboys who will be bias and will deprive themselves from experiencing Surface and Windows 8.
06-25-2012, 09:37 AM
duke0102

Re: Article: Microsoft Surface shows Apple could be wrong

Quote:

Originally Posted by your_creator

I think its so funny that there are a lot of followers who will listen to the mass opinion that Microsoft OS is somehow a failure and will always fail. In my opinion they have turned their image around staring with windows7 and Windows 8 will be a new era. Yet I know fanboys who will be bias and will deprive themselves from experiencing Surface and Windows 8.

I've used most of the Windows OSs and I personally don't think they've made a terrible one, I even like Vista. My ONLY issue is the Metro UI, it looks like it's designed for touch screens and that screws over the normal users. If that became optional I would upgrade but I'll wait to see if there are any hacks/patches to get rid of it in the mean time.
06-26-2012, 01:25 AM
mjmacky

Re: Article: Microsoft Surface shows Apple could be wrong

I'm just upset that MS is trying to force users to adopt Metro UI by removing all of their legacy code that could be used to re-enable the Start Menu. If you want it back, you have to rely on 3rd party tools to recreate it. Stardock developed Start8, and I'm a big fan of their Fences product, but I use it as an extra, I don't want 3rd party to become essential for basic operating behavior of an OS when the OS developer already had it pretty right the first time around. I'm such a big fan of it that I wouldn't use any other Linux desktop besides KDE.