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Google just gave Microsoft Surface a budget laptop beat-down
PC World ^ | Oct 4, 2023 4:30 am PDT | By Michael Crider

Posted on 10/06/2023 8:31:24 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie

The ridiculous price increase for the Surface Laptop Go 3, combined with the Chromebook Plus announcement, makes Microsoft look foolish.

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It's a good thing Microsoft doesn't make F150 Pickup Trucks, they would charge an average price of $68K. OOPS maybe Microsoft does make Pickup Trucks.
1 posted on 10/06/2023 8:31:24 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Just because I use Windows doesn’t mean I would buy any of the other crappy Microsoft products. Apache open office works quite well.


2 posted on 10/06/2023 8:39:48 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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The problem with Chromebooks is they aren’t real computers. They are more like giant cellphones. I bought one as my secondary, surfing in the evening computer because of the price. It has decent specs, but it’s OS is way too similar to my Android phone and not much like my Win 10 OS. I put it in my travel bag as my vacation computer and went out and bought another inexpensive Windows unit.

If you work on your computer or just want a familiar user-friendly OS stuck with Windows (or Apple if you’re one of those people. 🤣)


3 posted on 10/06/2023 8:59:59 AM PDT by redangus
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

I have a surface go 3 tablet, I really do not like it.

I use my old surface Rt 2 more. even though it is annoying to because most websites will not work with the old IE which is not upgradable.


4 posted on 10/06/2023 9:05:44 AM PDT by algore
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

If Microsoft made F150s there would be no dashboard gauges. Just a general fault warning light.


5 posted on 10/06/2023 9:06:25 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: redangus

I cannot imagine using anything other than a MacBook Pro.


6 posted on 10/06/2023 9:07:03 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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I cannot imagine using anything other than a MacBook Pro.

Oh come, would you really turn down a Mac Pro with a nice large monitor and full-sized keyboard?
7 posted on 10/06/2023 9:08:16 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: Seruzawa

If M$FT made F150s, in 11 and 1/2 mos it would start warning you to renew your license shut down weekly as mandatory updates are applied (for 30 mins) and jack things up without warning.

Wait, that’s likely coming for all EV’s eventually.


8 posted on 10/06/2023 9:20:53 AM PDT by epluribus_2
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

I only use Windows at work and for one program on my home computer I can’t use on Linux, and that is only used a few times a year.


9 posted on 10/06/2023 9:23:44 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Seruzawa
"Just because I use Windows doesn’t mean I would buy any of the other crappy Microsoft products. Apache open office works quite well."

Once my wife quits working (work requires Microsoft Windows and various software), I will switch all of our computers to Linux (I currently must stick w. Windows so I can do "tech support" for the wife).

10 posted on 10/06/2023 9:26:37 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (NRA Life Member)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

G**gle only exists to invade your privacy and manipulate your thought process.


11 posted on 10/06/2023 10:28:31 AM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Seruzawa

My company uses the entire line of Surface products for years and they’re bulletproof. Well worth the premium.


12 posted on 10/06/2023 10:38:36 AM PDT by HonorInPa
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To: redangus
The problem with Chromebooks is they aren’t real computers.

Glad to hear that, because a couple days ago I bought a budget HP laptop with Windows 11 instead of a Chromebook. Hp 14-inch touchscreen laptop, with 8GB memory and 256GB storage, on sale at Costco for $250. I wanted a dedicated PC for use on my laser engraver and 3D printer, and the price was right. Seems to work good on surfing the 'net. And I can upgrade to 16GB memory for $18 (only 1 of 2 sockets used).

13 posted on 10/06/2023 11:15:06 AM PDT by roadcat
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