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The review starts out comparing the Surface to the iPad, saying both are better and worse than the other in different ways. But then the review goes on the tra
by joejohnson 14y ago
The review starts out comparing the Surface to the iPad, saying both are better and worse than the other in different ways. But then the review goes on the trash almost everything unique to the Surface. It sounds like a rather splendid failure. I doubt we will be talking much about this product in 2-3 years.
- monkeyfacebag 14y agoThat's not the conclusion I came away with. He wrote at the end "this is a great device." Obviously the jury's out on whether or not this thing will actually sell (and thus be worth talking about 2-3 years from now), but he clearly doesn't conclude that Surface is a failure.
- bitsoda 14y ago*2-3 months. It's been stated a dozen times around here and elsewhere on the web, but with the Surface, Microsoft has realized the old Native American adage: "chase two rabbits, catch neither". The Surface misses the mark as a "no compromises" device. The tablet experience is stunted by the awkwardly long screen in portrait mode, anemic app ecosystem, and size/heft. The laptop experience fumbles with that kickstand that really only works on a hard, flat surface. The deceptive Windows desktop will be hostile to unwitting users of the Surface with Microsoft Windows RT edition -- since they will assume the desktop environment is backwards compatible with their existing apps. On the bright side, it looks like a good first effort in terms of hardware and build quality. I'd really like to see Microsoft "go all in" and shed the Desktop environment altogether in its next iteration of the OS.