Posted on 12/11/2014 9:23:14 AM PST by SeekAndFind
I agree with this. The only way my iPad Air (company owned) or my iPad 2 is remotely usable as a serious business-capable device is to have both paired with Bluetooth keyboards/keyboard cases. Even then, without remote desktop capabilities with the office, the devices revert to their native state, media consumption.
“But one small company makes Apple’s gadget possible.”
What company?
LMAO!
Ahh, for that, you’ll have to subscribe.
And they want you to watch the video :
Apple has a very dedicated following, but it isn’t growing very much. I believe that the Surface is doing very well but I have yet to meet someone who actually owns one.
I like android tablets.
Yes. It’s the tease.
I think I actually read it before, but forgot.
I’m asking you if you know the name.
Apple will resist removable memory because they want to maintain control of the copyrighted media libraries stored on iPads. Those libraries are often worth more than the device, and Apple does not want people swapping them around.
Walmart is running that new HP ultralight for $200. The main problem that one has is the OS — Windows 8.1. Crawls compared to its competition, which is running Android.
The fact is, iPad sales slumps are due to the other reasons cited, and not due to the Surface — the sales of the Surface are to people who can’t see the screens of their smart phones (any brand) and want a more normally sized computer with more capability than their phones.
I've used both. They're both overpriced. ;-)
Does anyone know if there’s a convenient way to run a Linux distro with support for the touch-screen interface on a Surface or Surface Pro?
They are very nice hardware, the keyboard and stylus being great improvements over the competing iPad — I used one to check something on the internet at a kiosk hawking them at a mall in Seattle — but I still hate Microsoft’s operating system and software generally. (I use Macs at home and Linux at the office, and I think the only Microsoft code running on any of my machines is Silverlight since some sites have the bad grace to link their video content to its use.)
Right now with the watch being really just another interface for the phone there’s really isn’t much attraction other than being alpha-nerd. In a couple of generations when the watch BECOMES the phone...
BFL
I went from Win7 to Win8.1 - the latter waaay better in terms of speed and stability. Light years better, actually.
Actually, now that I think about it, I don't see why Apple couldn't in the short-run make a MacBook Air Touch that just runs both OS's with a shared storage area for user files. Detach the keyboard and iOS loads automatically - reattach it and OS/X comes back. It might be slightly cumbersome in some ways, but I imagine such a device would still sell very well. I'd buy it. :)
The surface is a hybrid product, its a laptop that can kind of function like a tablet when you absolutely need it to..
That’s its market, and that’s where it will stay.
Its an option for folks who need an ultrabook, but also at times may need some tablet functions.
It is not a direct competitor for the iPad, and that’s why it flopped so badly in its first few renditions because MS tried so damned hard to sell the thing as a tablet, its not... its an ultrabook with a different form factor.
Well, rumors are that both a 12” iPad and 12” MacBook Air are coming. Put the processing on the display half, and the physical interfaces on the bottom half, make ‘em detachable, and add the iOS/OSX auto-switch - there ya go.
There will be some early adopters, no doubt, and a series of improved products, just like every other Apple product, along with lower prices. The first iPod was 5 gigs and cost $399.
I think they're going to catch on, although I won't buy one for a while. Think of it as a front end for the phone in your pocket and the ear bud in your ear. Read a text or see who is calling or pick another song without pulling out the phone. Just taps on the wrist. I predict that in ten years they'll be ubiquitous, whether made by Apple or competitors.
ipad is just a step to make all use of computers subscription based. no pay no access to YOUR data.
cloud BS
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