apple has now ‘innovated’ the pointy stick.
gg
I guess it’s better then finger paints or crayons... the traditionally ‘approved’ mode of input for iPad people
Thank you. It's always good to get the ignorant comments from the know-nothing peanut gallery out of the way early in these threads.
Yes, those iPads will never catch on. By the way, how are things back in 1991?
Professionals Will Find The $499 Microsoft Surface 3 More Useful Than The iPad Pro
Sep. 13, 2015 4:08 AM ET | About: Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Includes: AAPL
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Summary
Apple’s decision to use an ARM-based processor for its iPad Pro product is a blessing for Microsoft.
Creative industry employees will continue to favor Surface tablets from Microsoft.
In the office environment, the entry-level Microsoft Surface 3 is more attractive than the $799 iPad Pro.
As someone still involved in the creative services industry, I opine that the $499 Surface 3 from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the better productivity tool than the $799 iPad Pro from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Even though the Surface 3 comes with a smaller 10.8-inch display (iPad Pro has 12.9 inches), its ability to run industry standard software makes it a clear winner.
The Atom-powered Surface 3 is already a proven decent gaming machine than runs most PC games at acceptable frame rates. The good performance and portability of the Surface 3 also makes it ideal for wider adoption in thebusiness, educational, and creative markets.
Aside from its competitive edge that it can run full versions of Microsoft Office 2013/Quicken, the basic Surface 3 model comes with a bigger 64GB internal storage, full size USB 3.0 port, and a microSD card slot for easy storage expansion.
The $799 iPad Pro doesn’t have expansion USB/microSD ports and only has 32GB of internal storage. Microsoft also sells the Surface pen for $50, while the Apple Pencil for the iPad Pro retails for $99.