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I can’t disagree with your observations but you make it sound like the article is debating the merit of an Apple product against a Microsoft product. It’s not.

StillBored 7y ago
I think you misinterpreted what I tried to write, to me it feels the article is written more from the perspective of someone who hasn't actually worked with tablet based MS product...
- gatherhunterer 7y ago
  It’s like if someone told you they just had a great trip to France and you said, “What, have you never even tried going to Spain? You sound like someone who has never even tried going to Spain.” The author could prefer an MS tablet for all we know, it’s beside the point. This is a retraction of a previous opinion on a product that has nothing to do with any other product. This article is neither a universal endorsement of Apple nor an universal or incidental dismissal of MS.
  - koyote 7y ago
    I don't think that's a good analogy: in terms of technology you usually settle for a single device to fulfill a given purpose. Travelling fits in the same category as music, films and so on: you want to have different, often uncomparable, experiences. The article above is a bit like someone saying that they have settled for driving between, say, Paris and London, despite the time commitment and other inconveniences. All while never having tried or even considered flying between the two. The goal here is to get from London to Paris, the goal in the article is to find a produce that best suits their workflow.
- seanmcdirmid 7y ago
  > to me it feels the article is written more from the perspective of someone who hasn't actually worked with tablet based MS product... I don't get how you can make this claim when they actually talk about Microsoft products specifically in the article: > In the past, I've written about how devices like Surface Go are the perfect venn diagram of productivity and portability—and remain convinced that Microsoft's approach is the right one, allowing a tiny tablet to do run full desktop apps. > But, what Microsoft still doesn't have is a good enough dedicated tablet software story yet: Surface Go is one of my favorite devices in years, but its problem is a lack of tablet-mode apps worth using. If it had better battery life, that might be worth the compromise in the opposite direction, but that'll need to be addressed in future revisions.
- megaremote 7y ago
  Lucky them.

StillBored 7y ago

I think you misinterpreted what I tried to write, to me it feels the article is written more from the perspective of someone who hasn't actually worked with tablet based MS product...

gatherhunterer 7y ago
It’s like if someone told you they just had a great trip to France and you said, “What, have you never even tried going to Spain? You sound like someone who has never even tried going to Spain.” The author could prefer an MS tablet for all we know, it’s beside the point. This is a retraction of a previous opinion on a product that has nothing to do with any other product. This article is neither a universal endorsement of Apple nor an universal or incidental dismissal of MS.
- koyote 7y ago
  I don't think that's a good analogy: in terms of technology you usually settle for a single device to fulfill a given purpose. Travelling fits in the same category as music, films and so on: you want to have different, often uncomparable, experiences. The article above is a bit like someone saying that they have settled for driving between, say, Paris and London, despite the time commitment and other inconveniences. All while never having tried or even considered flying between the two. The goal here is to get from London to Paris, the goal in the article is to find a produce that best suits their workflow.
seanmcdirmid 7y ago
> to me it feels the article is written more from the perspective of someone who hasn't actually worked with tablet based MS product... I don't get how you can make this claim when they actually talk about Microsoft products specifically in the article: > In the past, I've written about how devices like Surface Go are the perfect venn diagram of productivity and portability—and remain convinced that Microsoft's approach is the right one, allowing a tiny tablet to do run full desktop apps. > But, what Microsoft still doesn't have is a good enough dedicated tablet software story yet: Surface Go is one of my favorite devices in years, but its problem is a lack of tablet-mode apps worth using. If it had better battery life, that might be worth the compromise in the opposite direction, but that'll need to be addressed in future revisions.
megaremote 7y ago
Lucky them.