See also these threads:
See also these threads:
>> Interestingly, the graphics card lies in the keyboard unit, which means you will lose some horsepower while it’s unplugged — at a likely gain to battery life.
The other article I just read on this says that the tablet unit will *lose* battery life, as well as horsepower. The power-hungry processor is in the keyboard unit... but so, apparently, is a much larger capacity battery.
Probably not any faster than my new Ace Chromebook 15.
Also, for $1499, I could buy 5 Chrome Books, give 4 to schools and have enough left over to take my wife out for a good dinner.
Not very compelling. First of all it is Microsoft. How many generations if the xbox before it didn’t burn up and die? And their phones seem clunky and awkward.
They should stick to OSs and let other computer manufacturers develop the hardware.
Crashes twice as fast, then?
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3345358/posts
ummm, there’s a market for Kia, Chevys and BMWs.
Microsoft is the Chevy of the computing world.
I own ‘em all. (Linux, Macs, Windows).
I do admit I am currently down to 1 (old) copy of windows because I refuse to spend 1 day out of 10 fixing issues that should not occur with the OS/Apps/viruses, etc.
It’s a good thing that Msoft is pushing the HW for their platform - somebody had to do it! In general for the last 10 years, the PC crowd has been 1-3 years behind apple in innovation.
BTW, I think outboard GPUs are a good idea — I personally like USB-3 (C) tethered dedicated graphics devices - plug em in only when you need the graphics boost.
Not a fan of detachable keyboard/tablet though. But that’s just me.
Back in the Clinton years, the politicians were on a witch hunt for monopolies. Remember when Bill was having his cronies look into breaking MSFT off into 3 different companies (OS, Office and other products).
This frightened companies like Intel, who made motherboards. If Intel made PC or Servers under the Intel label; then it could be argued that they were a monopoly.
Now, how long before some political hack makes the case that MSFT has a world-wide domination on OS and Office apps; and now is leveraging their dominance by making tablets and laptops; and thus needs to be busted apart into smaller companies?
They’ve been making Surface tablets for a couple of years now and they’re on Gen 4, so this isn’t exactly uncharted territory for them. If your eval benchmark begins and ends with the label, they all had the Microsoft logo on them.
If you buy it you’ll have to “update” it the next day.
This is revolutionary enough to make SwordMaker go rogue and leave the Apple cult
I wonder if it crashes twice as fast as old windows machine.
All metal body and carbon fiber...yum
Yet, after installing EyeSpy...ahem, Win 10, it promptly requires more memory, a better SSD and 90sec. of boot time...
Nothing new.
The ASUS Transformer. Introduced in 2011.
Windows 10 Devices Impress, But It Won’t Matter Because Microsoft’s Mobile Ecosystem Is Crumbling
IBT ^ | 10/7/2015 | Paul McDougall
Posted on 10/7/2015, 2:57:55 PM by catnipman
The fact is, the mobile purchasing decision for most consumers is now more about buying into, and sticking with, an ecosystem than it is about a particular device — no matter how well crafted. And Microsoft’s ecosystem can’t yet compete with what’s on offer from Apple, with its iTunes store, Beats 1 streaming radio, Apple TV and other cloud services. Phones that run Google Android, meanwhile, boast more than a million apps and seamless integration with a host of services like Docs, YouTube and Gmail.
Microsoft’s problem is that most users in the U.S. already are on Android, which holds 51.4 percent of the mobile OS market, while Apple’s iOS commands 44.2 percent. Microsoft, more than a year after acquiring Nokia for $7.2 billion, holds just 2.9 percent of the market
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3345946/posts