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Won't compete with iPad on quality. Won't compete with Android on price. Why should anyone buy this?

by readme 14y ago

JimmaDaRustla 14y ago
Defend your first argument.
- tomrod 14y ago
  I reckon he'd make a history based approach. Never seen a Gateway circa 2000 run Mac software. But eh, I'm not him, no so idea to be honest.
turtlebits 14y ago
Because it has a tablet form factor and UI but can also run desktop apps?
- baddox 14y ago
  That's not true of the RT version. It's an ARM tablet.
lotso 14y ago
This article from The Verge does a good job explaining how much of the focus of the Surface was making sure it had quality hardware. I don't think you can say it won't compete with the iPad on quality, until you use it. "Everything is perfected and tested in Redmond using in-house machines, many of which were invented so they could invent the Surface, and later-stage models are sent to China for more massive production. The company uses the exact same 3D and laser printers as its factories in China, so its designs are certain to be translated perfectly into mass production — though even that didn't satisfy the design team, which has made as many as ten trips to China this year alone." "The hinge on the Surface's built-in kickstand may have been the device's most discussed feature during our tour in Redmond. Microsoft has obsessed over how the kickstand works, how it looks, even how it sounds..." "At 3mm thick, it's almost hard to believe there's room to fit a working keyboard inside the cover — Panay liked to talk about how the team's goal was for the Touch Cover to be 4.2mm thick, and they did even better." "At one point we stood in a testing room, where five different Touch Covers were having their hinges tested by a machine that twisted back and forth every second or so. As the Covers furled and unfurled, we watched a 36-inch drop test, the Surface crashing onto its right side. No one flinched as the Surface fell, and Panay even said he's more worried about denting the wood floor than the Surface (we'll test that one for ourselves). While our backs were turned looking at the next test, Sinofsky grabbed a Surface that had four green wheels attached to the bottom, and hopped on board. He's apparently quite the skateboarder." "The first screen size Microsoft seriously considered was 10.1 inches, the de facto standard for tablets today. But 10.1 inches didn't work well for multitasking, and it wasn't wide enough for a full-sized keyboard. So the company tried 11.1 inches — typing was great, as was multitasking, but Panay said "it really missed on the tablet experience." So Microsoft split the difference, and found 10.6 inches was the right size. The 10.6-inch Surface is comfortable to hold, Panay said, and "when you set your hands down in typing position, you can have a great experience."" http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/16/3511002/microsoft-surface-inside-look-history http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/16/3511002/microsoft-surface...
WildUtah 14y ago
Won't compete with iPad on quality. Won't compete with Android on price. Why should anyone buy this? -Because Microsoft has its slimy tentacles in your corporate IT purchasing process and this is the only tablet they'll buy for you. -Because it runs the real Microsoft version of Word and Excel and therefore when you share files around the office and they don't show up the same on every machine, you can blame Microsoft instead of catching blame yourself. -Because Microsoft will pay your company $X0,000 dollars to have you develop a half-baked version of your iOS apps for it. -Your vision is terrible anyway and you can't even tell that the crappy screen is still a blurry low-res mess.

Won't compete with iPad on quality. Won't compete with Android on price. Why should anyone buy this?

by readme 14y ago

Won't compete with iPad on quality. Won't compete with Android on price. Why should anyone buy this?

JimmaDaRustla 14y ago

Defend your first argument.

tomrod 14y ago
I reckon he'd make a history based approach. Never seen a Gateway circa 2000 run Mac software. But eh, I'm not him, no so idea to be honest.

turtlebits 14y ago

Because it has a tablet form factor and UI but can also run desktop apps?

baddox 14y ago
That's not true of the RT version. It's an ARM tablet.

lotso 14y ago

This article from The Verge does a good job explaining how much of the focus of the Surface was making sure it had quality hardware. I don't think you can say it won't compete with the iPad on quality, until you use it. "Everything is perfected and tested in Redmond using in-house machines, many of which were invented so they could invent the Surface, and later-stage models are sent to China for more massive production. The company uses the exact same 3D and laser printers as its factories in China, so its designs are certain to be translated perfectly into mass production — though even that didn't satisfy the design team, which has made as many as ten trips to China this year alone." "The hinge on the Surface's built-in kickstand may have been the device's most discussed feature during our tour in Redmond. Microsoft has obsessed over how the kickstand works, how it looks, even how it sounds..." "At 3mm thick, it's almost hard to believe there's room to fit a working keyboard inside the cover — Panay liked to talk about how the team's goal was for the Touch Cover to be 4.2mm thick, and they did even better." "At one point we stood in a testing room, where five different Touch Covers were having their hinges tested by a machine that twisted back and forth every second or so. As the Covers furled and unfurled, we watched a 36-inch drop test, the Surface crashing onto its right side. No one flinched as the Surface fell, and Panay even said he's more worried about denting the wood floor than the Surface (we'll test that one for ourselves). While our backs were turned looking at the next test, Sinofsky grabbed a Surface that had four green wheels attached to the bottom, and hopped on board. He's apparently quite the skateboarder." "The first screen size Microsoft seriously considered was 10.1 inches, the de facto standard for tablets today. But 10.1 inches didn't work well for multitasking, and it wasn't wide enough for a full-sized keyboard. So the company tried 11.1 inches — typing was great, as was multitasking, but Panay said "it really missed on the tablet experience." So Microsoft split the difference, and found 10.6 inches was the right size. The 10.6-inch Surface is comfortable to hold, Panay said, and "when you set your hands down in typing position, you can have a great experience."" http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/16/3511002/microsoft-surface-inside-look-history http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/16/3511002/microsoft-surface...

WildUtah 14y ago

Won't compete with iPad on quality. Won't compete with Android on price. Why should anyone buy this? -Because Microsoft has its slimy tentacles in your corporate IT purchasing process and this is the only tablet they'll buy for you. -Because it runs the real Microsoft version of Word and Excel and therefore when you share files around the office and they don't show up the same on every machine, you can blame Microsoft instead of catching blame yourself. -Because Microsoft will pay your company $X0,000 dollars to have you develop a half-baked version of your iOS apps for it. -Your vision is terrible anyway and you can't even tell that the crappy screen is still a blurry low-res mess.