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Yep I loved the idea of the surface; tried to use it to replace my mb air for but ended up returning it because the ecosystem was terrible and the keyboard was
by hunterloftis 11y ago
Yep I loved the idea of the surface; tried to use it to replace my mb air for but ended up returning it because the ecosystem was terrible and the keyboard was annoying.
- skc 11y agoHuh? It's full windows and yet the ecosystem was terrible? Doesn't compute.
- wlesieutre 11y agoI have a Surface Pro. I'm generally pretty happy with it. But the selection of programs that are comfortable to use with the touchscreen is very small. In my case, pretty much web browsing, email, Netflix, and OneNote. For typical programs, you'll either be fat-fingering buttons that are too small or you'll be pulling out the stylus frequently. The tablet experience does not compare well to an iPad.
- npunt 11y ago'Full windows' is exactly the reason the ecosystem is terrible. The uniqueness of the Surface hardware is not matched by the software. Thus, besides a few brand-name apps, most ignore touch capability and code for regular Windows to reach a broader audience. Its a perfectly rational response to Microsoft setting the wrong context for an otherwise fine product.
- 72deluxe 11y agoVery interesting. Does the windows API have dedicated touch events? I listen for mouse down, mouse up, mouse motion (or use a timer and poll the mouse location is a button is down), drag and drop events etc. but I suspect on a touchscreen device all of the touch events are just handed to the system as mouse events. I wouldn't like to think how MFC handles pinch to zoom, for example.
- blazespin 11y agoMouse is horrible, a bit over priced for the cpu but other than that it's great - good form factor and nice pen.