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>nivla: "Seriously, I am starting to believe that these tiny screwups are their signature." >Maybe it should be a rule that these folks below post their own pr

by nivla 12y ago

>nivla: "Seriously, I am starting to believe that these tiny screwups are their signature." >Maybe it should be a rule that these folks below post their own product for review. Umm... that is exactly what I am doing. I own a Surface Pro 1 and I had a genuine criticism about it. From my previous comments you can easily deduce that I am far from echo chambers of MS bashing. However that does not mean I can't criticize the products I own, like and have experience with. If I din't it will make me a blind fanboy and trust me I have been on that path before and it doesn't have any merits. MS like every other company has its strength and weaknesses and genuine criticisms will only help them improve their product line and keep them motivated.

hyperliner 12y ago
All companies make "tiny screwups" in all non-trivial efforts.
- nivla 12y ago
  Yes all companies make "tiny screwups" but with MS its becoming a pattern with new lines. The gripe I have is because even after shelling out $1200 on a Surface Pro it din't have a GPS or a 4G that already all phones and low end tablets have, not to mention even in the flagship Nokia 2520 tablet. Its these trivial mistakes over and over again that makes their product go from near perfect to manageable. Most of the time they do have the right idea but it gives out the vibe that they rather do the trial and error than learn from their competitors success and mistakes.
  - jister 12y ago
    So you bought surface and didn't check its specs and you blame Microsoft for that?
    - nivla 12y ago
      No I brought the surface knowing the spec but hoping they would add it in the next few iterations, which they haven't so far. Not having a GPS and 4G is pretty much the only reason I am not going to upgrade to the Surface Pro 3. These two additions makes it the complete package for my travel.
      - tluyben2 12y ago
        I recommend a MIFI device. Best thing I ever got. Saves me tons of money; I cancelled my two mobile subs and my home internet. Only need 1 data sim sub and that's it. Great stuff.

by nivla 12y ago

hyperliner 12y ago

All companies make "tiny screwups" in all non-trivial efforts.

nivla 12y ago
Yes all companies make "tiny screwups" but with MS its becoming a pattern with new lines. The gripe I have is because even after shelling out $1200 on a Surface Pro it din't have a GPS or a 4G that already all phones and low end tablets have, not to mention even in the flagship Nokia 2520 tablet. Its these trivial mistakes over and over again that makes their product go from near perfect to manageable. Most of the time they do have the right idea but it gives out the vibe that they rather do the trial and error than learn from their competitors success and mistakes.
- jister 12y ago
  So you bought surface and didn't check its specs and you blame Microsoft for that?
  - nivla 12y ago
    No I brought the surface knowing the spec but hoping they would add it in the next few iterations, which they haven't so far. Not having a GPS and 4G is pretty much the only reason I am not going to upgrade to the Surface Pro 3. These two additions makes it the complete package for my travel.
    - tluyben2 12y ago
      I recommend a MIFI device. Best thing I ever got. Saves me tons of money; I cancelled my two mobile subs and my home internet. Only need 1 data sim sub and that's it. Great stuff.