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Microsoft Announces The Surface Pro 3

61 points by yulaow 12y ago

wlesieutre 12y ago
Existing discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7773024 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7773024
- nkozyra 12y ago
  Yes, but you have to appreciate the extra care given to capitalize every word in the headline. Kudos, TechCrunch.
gamesurgeon 12y ago
Any news regarding Surface 3 RT? RT's lackluster sales and noticeable absence from this announcement makes me think Microsoft could be narrowing focus to just x86 versions of Windows going forward.
- yulaow 12y ago
  They said nothing about RT so I think you are right and the main focus will be on full win8 experience with Intel for what is related to 12'screens. For the smaller I think RT can be still part of microsoft strategy, at least to fight in the low price market zone.
- randomfool 12y ago
  RT seems to be a better fit for the rumored 8" device. I imagine Microsoft is attempting to reconcile RT on smaller devices and Windows Phone on larger devices (phablets). Microsoft is well positioned to combine RT with Windows Phone, I'm guessing 2 years out?
rasz_pl 12y ago
$1 billion losses full speed ahead!
rwc 12y ago
It's interesting that the TechCrunch article quotes Panay as saying "This is the tablet that can replace your tablet" which I read as a shot across the bow at Apple, but The Verge article quotes him as saying "This is the tablet than can replace your laptop," which is totally different.
- deleted 12y ago
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- devx 12y ago
  Maybe Microsoft sent them different press releases, and they each churned those.
maga 12y ago
If only all this goodness came in 8" form factor with GSM/3G I would ditch all my devices, from phone to workstation, for it in a heartbeat.
mark_l_watson 12y ago
As a long time Linux and Apple user, I am actually thinking of getting one of these. After working as a software developer for forty years I am retiring (from paid work) so a hopefully short term hit in productivity with a new research/development system does not bother me, and it would be fun to use a different system. As long as it well supports IntelliJ, Haskell Platform tools, etc., it should be more that sufficient.
RobinL 12y ago
I really like my Surface Pro but Microsoft need to fix Windows for very high DPI screens. Yeah, if you fiddle enough you can change most settings, but often it's too much effort so I just strain my eyes. I find myself sometimes wishing that the screen had a lower resolution - I never thought I'd say that!
- yulaow 12y ago
  In this session they stressed that they worked hard to get the perfect dpi effect on the surface 3. Hope they show what they mean in a video on their channel
dalek2point3 12y ago
what is the consensus on being able to run a version of GNU/Linux on the surface? Possible?
dang 12y ago
Burying as dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7773024 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7773024. If one article about this announcement is clearly better, we can change the url of that post.

61 points by yulaow 12y ago

wlesieutre 12y ago

Existing discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7773024 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7773024

nkozyra 12y ago
Yes, but you have to appreciate the extra care given to capitalize every word in the headline. Kudos, TechCrunch.

gamesurgeon 12y ago

Any news regarding Surface 3 RT? RT's lackluster sales and noticeable absence from this announcement makes me think Microsoft could be narrowing focus to just x86 versions of Windows going forward.

yulaow 12y ago
They said nothing about RT so I think you are right and the main focus will be on full win8 experience with Intel for what is related to 12'screens. For the smaller I think RT can be still part of microsoft strategy, at least to fight in the low price market zone.
randomfool 12y ago
RT seems to be a better fit for the rumored 8" device. I imagine Microsoft is attempting to reconcile RT on smaller devices and Windows Phone on larger devices (phablets). Microsoft is well positioned to combine RT with Windows Phone, I'm guessing 2 years out?

rasz_pl 12y ago

$1 billion losses full speed ahead!

rwc 12y ago

It's interesting that the TechCrunch article quotes Panay as saying "This is the tablet that can replace your tablet" which I read as a shot across the bow at Apple, but The Verge article quotes him as saying "This is the tablet than can replace your laptop," which is totally different.

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devx 12y ago
Maybe Microsoft sent them different press releases, and they each churned those.

maga 12y ago

If only all this goodness came in 8" form factor with GSM/3G I would ditch all my devices, from phone to workstation, for it in a heartbeat.

mark_l_watson 12y ago

As a long time Linux and Apple user, I am actually thinking of getting one of these. After working as a software developer for forty years I am retiring (from paid work) so a hopefully short term hit in productivity with a new research/development system does not bother me, and it would be fun to use a different system. As long as it well supports IntelliJ, Haskell Platform tools, etc., it should be more that sufficient.

RobinL 12y ago

I really like my Surface Pro but Microsoft need to fix Windows for very high DPI screens. Yeah, if you fiddle enough you can change most settings, but often it's too much effort so I just strain my eyes. I find myself sometimes wishing that the screen had a lower resolution - I never thought I'd say that!

yulaow 12y ago
In this session they stressed that they worked hard to get the perfect dpi effect on the surface 3. Hope they show what they mean in a video on their channel

dalek2point3 12y ago

what is the consensus on being able to run a version of GNU/Linux on the surface? Possible?

dang 12y ago

Burying as dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7773024 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7773024. If one article about this announcement is clearly better, we can change the url of that post.