I am getting two. One for me and one for my kid.
See that stylus pen in the photo you posted?
Never in my life would I have thought to use a stylus pen until I saw one in action at a Microsoft Kiosk. These pens are a technological marvel. I can’t say enough good about them other than just get out there and try one.
When you go to a kiosk or display table, be prepared to wait in line a long time as people can’t seem to try it and move on, especially kids and that stylus.
And the rest of the surface pro 3 is also amazing.
This product will have Microsoft coming back for market share with a vengeance.
And Windows 10 looks very very good and the whole approach to getting out to the user community is a major change from how Windows 8 and 8.1 were launched. This time around the user community is going to have it their way.
It is actually a very unique computing device. Likely the most unique since the original iMacs in the late 90s.
I’m glad MS stuck with it, despite tech bloggers doing there best to trash it. My sister owns a first gen, and loves it for her work. A bit too pricy for me right now though.
But a Surface Pro tablet can be pricey...akin to a PC. Fortunately, there are many low-price, low power versions out there from Asus, Lenovo, HP and Dell....some under $200.
With the harmonization of Windows 10 onto phones, expect Microsoft to start adding market share in that area as well.
Everyone knew MS was unifying across all hardware. Write an app for one and it runs on all devices.
MS is way out ahead of Apple & Google on this.
Apple has no path to harmonizing iOS with OSX. Google is totally fragmented and incapable of bridging Chrome with Android.
Will MS triumph again, like it did in the PC wars?
Public acceptance/adoption will determine their fate.
A computer is just a tool.
It is what you do with a tool that matters, not the tool.
The most productive computer programs I developed did not care which computer was used. The expertise learned in the subject matter such as how to nest parts to minimize waste is something no computer knows how to do. Windows 1000 will not know! Os Surface pro 1500 will not know. Or the program I developed to design a 2 stage drive using a 1500 HP motor, Surface Pro 50,000 will have no clue how to do.
I use much better paint brushes than what Michelangelo used. But I can not paint anything like him. My tools are better, but my painting skills are not.
I would love to get my hands on one to put it through the wringer with my engineering and CNC software. Anyone ever used some CAD software on a Surface?