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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Oct 17, 2012 19:13:18 GMT
I don't think Microsoft's way late to the party attempt to gain traction in the tablet market is very likely to succeed. First of all, there are a couple hundred thousand apps in Apple's App store many of which are free. It's apps that provide functionality to these devices. A near naked tablet with comparatively few apps isn't nearly so useful. Secondly, pricing seems over the top. It's $499 with WiFi only and without the keyboard cover. Here is an article that analyzes pricing news.yahoo.com/microsoft-surface-pricing-flat-crazy-165658134.htmlThey're certainly not going to pull customers away from the iPad, which has incredibly high customer satisfaction ratings. I suppose they could try to pull customers from Android but there isn't much of an Android tablet market (just smartphones). Apple really owns the tablet market. So this looks to me like a defensive play to try and rope in their Windows PC customer base and slow down or stop the defections. Good luck with that.
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Post by sadie1263 on Oct 17, 2012 19:59:58 GMT
I fully admit I am a Mac snob.........anymore I don't even understand how anyone can function on anything else.........
Think Microsoft sat back on it's cushy heels for too long........can't believe they are just now introducing a tablet.........
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2012 20:11:45 GMT
The first kind of computer I ever used was a Mac. But only because that's the only kind the school my sons went to would use. I wonder why? Could it be that Macintosh had given the schools a good deal of something? I saw it in every school, they all had Macintosh Apples.
I know people who use them swear they would never swap for any other kind. Me, right now? I'll never use anything but a Microsoft computer. Must admit though Apple tablets are really really cool!
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Oct 25, 2012 18:05:57 GMT
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Post by Hunny on Oct 25, 2012 21:06:27 GMT
Ah, that's a shame. You'd think that company could have gotten it more right, but first time out of the gate, so..
I'm waiting for some people to buy Windows 8, to hear if it's another Vista, or as good as 7, or what.
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Nov 19, 2012 21:17:46 GMT
If you're thinking about buying a Windows Surface tablet, stop and read this hands-on review. It is a disaster of a product. is.gd/4epuRE
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Post by Hunny on Nov 20, 2012 10:38:35 GMT
Thank you, BA. I am looking for a useful tablet. So far it just seems a Windows 8 product is actually more than I need, and yet less because it's as BETA as it gets according to the article. mm ..When I say 'more than I need', I mean a tablet - to me - shouldn't be a mini laptop; it should just be essentially an i-phone with a 7" or 10" screen. I looked at Google's (Samsung's, same company) Nexus 10 and was impressed with all of it but for two things that were missing. It can only get online by wi-fi (what good is that?) and you know what, since it does every last other thing an i-phone does, it should go ahead and include being a phone (and then your mobile service would get you online, bingo, end of problem. And you'd have a phone). When they get this and fix it, I'll certainly be looking at Google's offering. As for Windows 8, surely Android is plenty good for a handheld device. And Win8 is new, and I fear buying it now, and grumbling like we all did about Vista perpetually later Let others road test it. I have to make my dollars count when I spend... Again, thanks for the article. I like getting this kind of news.
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Post by toby on Nov 20, 2012 18:01:05 GMT
Hunny posted.:-I'm waiting for some people to buy Windows 8, to hear if it's another Vista, or as good as 7, or what.
Toby comments.;- Don't be in too much of a rush to get Win 8 until you hear they got the bugs ironed out. I recently upgraded from XP to win 7 and as you can expect its faultless but that's because it was ironed out by peer comments. I never minded Win 95 or Win 98 2nd edition, they were compact pogrammes that did the job well but the rage for more IT pushed the programme development.
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Nov 21, 2012 0:15:44 GMT
Hunny - I think the only really good choice is an iPad. The rest are mostly cheap plastic iPad wannabe knockoffs.
I'm on my third iPad now and love it (the newest 4th generation version).
Here are my thoughts.
A tablet is really a small mobile computer. Each manufacturer will adopt newer technology components as they become available and within the boundaries of their product refresh cycle(s). So if you compare hardware specifications, they'll be changing frequently as the manufacturers leapfrog one another. The latest product released will likely have the best hardware specs, but only for the moment.
However, the hardware is only one element. The user experience is also greatly influenced by software and the ecosystem that a particular tablet accesses. The cellular service provider is another piece of the puzzle (unless you buy a WiFi only model). The best purchase decisions weigh and consider all of these factors.
I think Apple affords the best user experience, by far the best app developer experience, a superior ecosystem (app availability, ease of use, no fragmentation, etc.). These advantages are most extreme when you have more than one Apple device such as an AppleTV, Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod, but they are well integrated with Windows PCs too. The system integration minimizes user confusion and makes administrative tasks like backups and syncing between devices a no-brainer.
Apple also leads the pack by a fairly wide margin when it comes to customer service and resale (both in terms of a robust used equipment market and high resale prices).
So comparing the hardware specifications of one tablet to another is just looking at the tip of the icebergs. Most new customers think it's about buying the best tablet. After you own an iPad, you'll keep coming back because it's really the ecosystem and software that makes it the best choice.
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Dec 5, 2012 14:51:54 GMT
is.gd/bFPrnHMICROSOFT SURFACE DEEMED A DUD, Q4 SALES COULD COME IN BELOW 1M UNITS While some see potential in Microsoft’s Surface tablet, most industry watchers appear to have written off the device at this point. Orders were reportedly cut in half following a slow launch, and Microsoft’s (MSFT) debut slate has been hammered time and time again by reviewers and analysts. The latest to pile on is Boston-based brokerage firm Detwiler Fenton, which estimates that when all is said and done, Microsoft will have sold fewer than 1 million Surface tablets in the slate’s debut quarter.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2012 20:00:23 GMT
Is the Nexus 7 tablet any good??
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Dec 6, 2012 1:46:20 GMT
Is the Nexus 7 tablet any good?? It's the iPad Mini vs Nexus 7. From a hardware and pricing standpoint, the Nexus 7 comes on slightly on top but when software comes into play, nothing beats Apple’s iOS app store and the Cupertino company’s legendary stable mobile computing experience thanks to its software-hardware synergy approach. Apple's iPad Mini also has a considerably larger screen area which is a major benefit. If you hold one it just oozes quality. I would go with the iPad Mini over the Nexus 7, but there are good arguments in favor of each.
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