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If you don't think full Windows 8 with full Office on a tablet in that form factor isn't a potential game changer for enterprise, you're insane. > There was a

If you don't think full Windows 8 with full Office on a tablet in that form factor isn't a potential game changer for enterprise, you're insane. > There was a lot of negativity about the iPad, but people were wrong. Exactly. So just like with the iPad, don't you think we should wait until people actually use this potentially game changing device to find out if it is a flop or a game changer? The reason why I say its obvious that many people are dismissing this device because its from Microsoft is that I've seen a lot of comments that say "Its Microsoft, and Microdoft always [insert sterotype here]". Im not saying everyone is doing that, but there's certainly a big element of it.

rayiner 14y ago
> If you don't think full Windows 8 with full Office on a tablet in that form factor isn't a potential game changer for enterprise, you're insane. I think full Office in a tablet form factor is potentially a game changer, but that's exactly what Surface RT offers and look how well it's selling. I don't think full Windows in a tablet form factor is otherwise attractive. Aside from a small niche of people, nobody wants to run non-touch optimized legacy Windows apps on a 10" screen. Microsoft has been peddling the stylus/tablet shtick for almost a decade now and it just hasn't been taking off. It's not something people want. Microsoft made a huge mistake by releasing two different versions of Surface. They should have put all their eggs in the "Office on a tablet" basket, and released Surface RT with a high-res screen and Clovertrail processor at the $500-$600 price point, with a perfect, fully touch-optimized copy of Office ready to go. By sandbagging Surface RT they released on product without features people want (high-res screen, fast performance), and one product with features nobody wants (aside from a few nerds who think they're going to run CAD apps, nobody needs Ivy Bridge on a tablet).

rayiner 14y ago

> If you don't think full Windows 8 with full Office on a tablet in that form factor isn't a potential game changer for enterprise, you're insane. I think full Office in a tablet form factor is potentially a game changer, but that's exactly what Surface RT offers and look how well it's selling. I don't think full Windows in a tablet form factor is otherwise attractive. Aside from a small niche of people, nobody wants to run non-touch optimized legacy Windows apps on a 10" screen. Microsoft has been peddling the stylus/tablet shtick for almost a decade now and it just hasn't been taking off. It's not something people want. Microsoft made a huge mistake by releasing two different versions of Surface. They should have put all their eggs in the "Office on a tablet" basket, and released Surface RT with a high-res screen and Clovertrail processor at the $500-$600 price point, with a perfect, fully touch-optimized copy of Office ready to go. By sandbagging Surface RT they released on product without features people want (high-res screen, fast performance), and one product with features nobody wants (aside from a few nerds who think they're going to run CAD apps, nobody needs Ivy Bridge on a tablet).