Posted on 06/19/2012 10:05:11 AM PDT by for-q-clinton
LOS ANGELES — June 18, 2012 — Today at an event in Hollywood, Microsoft unveiled Surface: PCs built to be the ultimate stage for Windows. Company executives showed two Windows tablets and accessories that feature significant advances in industrial design and attention to detail. Surface is designed to seamlessly transition between consumption and creation, without compromise. It delivers the power of amazing software with Windows and the feel of premium hardware in one exciting experience.
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No, q, you missed it. Microsoft is planning to SELL this as a Microsoft product. They very plainly stated that this was THEIR PRODUCT... to be sold as a product. . . along with the Xbox 360, and their software products. It is NOT a reference product. This is cutting their partners off at the pass. And it IS a mistake.
Two, the cover is the keyboard which was not available in the cover of iPad.
Excuse me, but you don't know what you are talking about. Keyboard covers have been available for iPads for about two years now from third party suppliers. . . this is nothing new. They are not too popular. One must find a flat surface to use one on. I had one for my first generation iPad... I gave it to my daughter when I gave that iPad to her when I upgrade to the New iPad.
Three, tablets are everywhere for MS field users - heck of a lot more than iPads
Yes, tablets have been available for MS field users. But NOT a lot more than iPads. iPads outsold every single MS tablet ever sold in the first month they were on the market.
What business people need is a lightweight device that allows them all the features of their Office. There is a USB too, so loads of big files can be dropped on this for presentations.
With my iPad, I have access to create and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint compliant documents, access every document on my desktop computer back at my office, instantly... without carrying them with me. The data is secure, even if the iPad gets stolen. I can do that to a Mac or a Windows PC. My storage is unlimited on the Cloud, instant access. . . and I can send presentations to any device for presentations or show it on a screen that far outshines ANY laptop or the surfaces instantly. In fact, the resolution of the iPad is far greater than the screen they used to do their "Surface" demonstration on and in fact is greater than any HD device on the market today! With a $29 adaptor, I can send anything I can see on my iPad to any HDMI device, projector, TV, etc., including presentations. So what DON'T businesses have already in an iPad... or an iPhone.
If I want or need to using Microsoft Office, I can actually do that too... by using my iPad to access them on my computer back at the office and working on a virtual desktop on my iPad. That works too. Then I can have the document on my iPad. But that is not necessary as most things can be done in Apple Pages, which can create Word documents natively.
I do all of these things routinely, on my New iPad... and did them before on my first generation iPad.
Yes you can! It’s really cool too. And you can pause movies and such by saying xbox pause movie (or something like that).
We can see already this product is going to throw a lot of the market into a tizzy. I hope it lives up to its expectations and doesn’t get released before its ready.
that EXACT comment was made before the x-box was released.
simlar to google phones and their chrome system.
the bottom line is that this will work with MS products without the android and apple work arounds.
oh for those in rio linat “apple good, ms bad.”
that EXACT comment was made before the x-box was released.
simlar to google phones and their chrome system.
the bottom line is that this will work with MS products without the android and apple work arounds.
oh for those in rio linda “apple good, ms bad.”
With all the custom covers out there, they could have gotten a little more interesting with a little imagination. Besides, Apple did those colors years ago.............
That's the fault of the personnel, training, and software used. Not the iPad. The same issues occur on the same personnel, training, and software REGARDLESS of the hardware. I have seen and used software on the iPad that does NOT have HIPAA compliance problems. . . and it is not a "Browser" approach. It all depends on the APP design.
Now, if you are talking about the ability to hide a patient's name from being seen? No portable device can do that and still be useable to the medical professional.
when this starts selling, the other makers will have the ability to jump in and make their versions. Unlike apple, this is not closed off.
How will this implact android which is in essence a MS surrogate placeholder.
I wonder if this will be ported over to desktop surfaces.
No it was the fault of the lack of controls which allowed users to self install non-approved software which compromised the memory.
Its also the fault of lack of controls which allowed the device to sync sensitive data up to an unapproved cloud application.
I work with hospitals every day on HIPAA compliance. Heck I have a contract right now with Health and Human Services for security. The iPAD cannot be made compliant as an end user device without locking it down so its nothing but a browser.
Average cost of a HIPAA data breach is $7.2 million dollars. Pretty high stakes.
Very cool!
better yet they have it ready ON-TIME!
Then they have the next XBOX going to come out and if the leak was accurate—it’s going to revolutionize the living room. http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/18/tech/gaming-gadgets/leaked-documents-reveal-xbox-plans/index.html?npt=NP1
Kind of like all those “viruses” that windows 7 users get. They are the users fault and we all know it. Glad to see you are using the same reasoning I’ve been using for a long time now.
Granted, Kinect was a huge seller; but this was a 'reasonably priced' extension on a proprietary and market saturated product. To compare that against a new product, with a price tag of $5-800 that had nothing to leverage off from, is a tad unfair.
If you had an X-Box 360 (as many households have) - buying the Kinect was a "Mid-life Kicker" that added a couple more years of playability to your dull console. Not saying the Kinect wasn't revolutionary - it was. But, it is an unfair comparision. Kinect (~$150) with tie in to established console and new games vs iPad (~$500-800).
Doctors love the tablet until its locked down to be compliant. Once that happens I’ve had quite a few throw it away.
A tablet device which can meet security and compliance controls will have a huge market in the medical field. IMO the addition of a keyboard will also be a plus as it facilitates data entry.
Silly question - as MSFT gave no price, and the chipset tused in their "top" product is an i7; and I need a flat space to use the kickstand and keyboard - why not just get an "Ultra-book" (or Mac Air/MBP)and have everything?
I don't know about Xbox, but we watched Netflix via the WII for quite a while. Just turn on wireless, connect to your network (user/password) and get the app for it.
Likely.. But I bet it will also run Linux.
The ultra thin laptops would certainly work. The doctors I’ve worked with like the simplicity of the tablet. They don’t have to worry about opening or booting as they walk around.
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