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> They all have one thing in common: No one wanted them. Who wants a Windows PC that can’t run standard Windows applications? People who want a tablet experie
by skocznymroczny 7y ago
> They all have one thing in common: No one wanted them. Who wants a Windows PC that can’t run standard Windows applications?
People who want a tablet experience. Surface Go is tablet first, it can be used as a laptop substitute, but only a substitute. I can imagine there are many people who would be satisfied with a Windows S only device, using only the Microsoft Store apps.
- pjc50 7y agoThat's a Windows phone in tablet form. While there definitely are fans of Windows phone, there weren't enough of them to make it viable. Apparently the Android versions of Office apps are nicer than the Windows Phone ones, which is kind of baffling.
- diffeomorphism 7y agoDifferent thing. They would be satisfied with the limitations, they were not asking for additional limitations.
- Macha 7y agoEven on the surface go the first thing I did was unlock it so I could run apps like Firefox, OpenTTD and Steam.
- skocznymroczny 7y agoSo did I. But more casual users would be completely content with Edge, Netflix and Facebook apps. And they'd get longer battery life too in exchange.