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I see this as a defensive move against Surface Pro.
by ckluis 14y ago
I see this as a defensive move against Surface Pro.
- potatolicious 14y agoI don't see it - the Surface Pro is a x86 machine (i.e., it runs almost all of your favorite old apps), with a laptop-class spec sheet, a real digitizer (for creative types), and what is for all intents and purposes a desktop OS. You can even plug your printer, mice, and pretty much any USB device into it, just like you do on your laptop. The Surface Pro is in actuality closer to a laptop than what comes to mind when we think of tablets. The iPad has doubled its storage size - good news to many with lots of content no doubt, but I don't see how it gets it closer to the "laptop in all but form factor" ideal of the Surface.
- ckluis 14y agoIf the iPad offered a keyboard, & OS X - you would see it be a very popular device very very fast. It would canabilize their laptop sales almost completely. I see this as the first step in that direction. The pen is optional. I won't say much about Windows 8, but there is no denying that the Surface has an awesome physical feel.