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Why don't they just sell it as 20 gigs? By promising 64 gb, they are just asking for trouble. Nobody is going to buy it (the lie and product). It's that or lo
by eumenides1 14y ago
Why don't they just sell it as 20 gigs?
By promising 64 gb, they are just asking for trouble. Nobody is going to buy it (the lie and product).
It's that or lower the foot print of the OS.
- rosser 14y agoBecause if they sold it as a 20 gbyte unit, but priced it as a 64 gbyte unit, they'd get called out for that instead. Damned if you do; damned if you don't.
- nextparadigms 14y agoIt's not the user's problem that the OS takes up that much space. The user is already paying for the license. He shouldn't have to pay twice (that 40 GB of SSD space is pretty expensive).
- bcoates 14y agoThis is the second place in this thread you've said this, I don't understand what you could possibly mean. Do you think Microsoft could somehow throw the space in "for free"? How could you even tell?
- revscat 14y agoThen Microsoft needs to make an OS that isn't so bulky, tailored for tablets. Apple was able to do it. There's no reason Microsoft can't.
- fudged71 14y agoCompatibility is a huge reason why so many people still use windows. Compatibility with older applications and formats. That's what takes up so much space.
- 89a 14y agoor they could just ship a product with a sensibly sized OS…
- baddox 14y agoThey promise a 64GB flash chip, and that's what they deliver. Unless they are concealing or deliberately lying about the user-available space, which doesn't seem to be the case, I really don't see the problem.