How is it revolutionary? It's a touch screen with an external keyboard. Like a cell phone made 5 years ago, only larger.
It's evolutionary.
And how are you getting Photoshop running it, since there is NO VERSION OF PHOTOSHOP AVAILABLE for the Surface at this time.
If you want anything approaching a REAL laptop/tablet replacement, including Photoshop compatibility, wait for the Surface Pro - and then hope its OS (Win8) doesn't incorporate an "eggs in one basket" registry...
P.S. "RT" is WinRT, an API. The only one the tablet edition of Surfaces utilizes. Surface Pro has the full-blown OS, with RT and Win32/Win64 APIs...
Funny seems like another Apple shareholder at the helm of a ridiculous anti-MS keyboard.
Facts: I bought a Microsoft Surface RT. I love it, my kids think I am cool because of it and I've never wanted to touch anything so, besides my wife. The author has not a clue.
He doesn't? So the comment about the keyboard and audio problems is a total falsehood? Just because it didn't happen to you doesn't mean it's not happening to anyone else, or reported by anyone else?
Sorry, but you're wrong. I own neither Apple stock nor Apple equipment. I use both Windows and Android equipment.
The branding fusions are real and significant. Logic and understanding of marketing make that clear, and I've had people from Microsoft admit the confusion problem to me.
I am with XPLATFORMER. Who are these people that don't know what they are buying with the Surface. Frankly the Surface with Win 8 RT is outstanding. It does everything I need to do in the office but CAD. I thought about waiting for the Surface Pro, but given that my family needed another computer to replace an old unit, the fact that the Surface does everything students need to do, it has functional MS Office, and it seamlessly integrates across applications, Microsoft has a winner.
As for the Modest Sales comment, what does everyone expect with all of the pre-sales bashing the tech press has done. Take a look around the web to see the serious negative comments from people that had not even seen a Surface other than in pictures. I just wish Microsoft would legally go after those "reporters" for the outright lies they have been telling prior to the availability of the product.
The Surface is an OUTSTANDING product that has exceeded my expectations. I use it more than my regular work computer because it does so much. It makes me wonder what Microsoft considers as modest sales. This could be a very big number...and it is pre-holiday season. If you question whether to get a Win Surface or Win 8 PC, DO IT!!! In my opinion you will be glad you did!
There was a lot of positive coverage in the press, so I don't think you can use that to explain sales problems. And a lot of the press reports are based on actually using the product. I've seen examples even there, though, where even reviewers argued that RT was problematic because of the inability to run full Windows programs, which shows a pretty serious problem Microsoft has had of explaining the branding and difference.
Personally, I think that's silly. Would you expect an iOS device to run Mac OS applications? but then, Apple didn't call them the same thing. For many people, Surface - or some other RT device - might offer something useful. However, if it's not coming across correctly, it comes down to Microsoft, not everyone else.
By the way, a tip I got from a Microsoft tech person is that you can use remote desktop access from a Surface to gain access to full applications. Basically, you use the Surface as a terminal.
Who are these people that are expecting to install Windows 8 applications on a Windows RT device. Are you pulling those numbers from somwhere, or are you speculating just because you can.
People are spending $500 on a device where they expect to install a full version of Photoshop instead a "potentially" the Touch version of that software?
I'd say you're wrong. Unless you can provide something to back up your claim.
People from Microsoft have admitted to me the branding confusion problems. So, more than speculation. And given that you can get laptops in the $600 range and run PhotoShop (though it seems nuts, because it would run so slowly), the pricing expectation may not be so silly as you think.
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Try for 54% profit gain instead of 55%, Ballmer... or whatever the difference is to get proper glue (easily 1% at worst)...
I love the Surface and I think it's revolutionary. I just don't like RT.
It's evolutionary.
And how are you getting Photoshop running it, since there is NO VERSION OF PHOTOSHOP AVAILABLE for the Surface at this time.
If you want anything approaching a REAL laptop/tablet replacement, including Photoshop compatibility, wait for the Surface Pro - and then hope its OS (Win8) doesn't incorporate an "eggs in one basket" registry...
P.S. "RT" is WinRT, an API. The only one the tablet edition of Surfaces utilizes. Surface Pro has the full-blown OS, with RT and Win32/Win64 APIs...
Facts: I bought a Microsoft Surface RT. I love it, my kids think I am cool because of it and I've never wanted to touch anything so, besides my wife. The author has not a clue.
The branding fusions are real and significant. Logic and understanding of marketing make that clear, and I've had people from Microsoft admit the confusion problem to me.
As for the Modest Sales comment, what does everyone expect with all of the pre-sales bashing the tech press has done. Take a look around the web to see the serious negative comments from people that had not even seen a Surface other than in pictures. I just wish Microsoft would legally go after those "reporters" for the outright lies they have been telling prior to the availability of the product.
The Surface is an OUTSTANDING product that has exceeded my expectations. I use it more than my regular work computer because it does so much. It makes me wonder what Microsoft considers as modest sales. This could be a very big number...and it is pre-holiday season. If you question whether to get a Win Surface or Win 8 PC, DO IT!!! In my opinion you will be glad you did!
I'll see what my own needs are.
Unless you want to buy me a Surface Pro, in which case I will comply. So DO IT!!! ;-)
P.S. On Zdnet, are you known as "Mike Cox"?
Personally, I think that's silly. Would you expect an iOS device to run Mac OS applications? but then, Apple didn't call them the same thing. For many people, Surface - or some other RT device - might offer something useful. However, if it's not coming across correctly, it comes down to Microsoft, not everyone else.
By the way, a tip I got from a Microsoft tech person is that you can use remote desktop access from a Surface to gain access to full applications. Basically, you use the Surface as a terminal.
People are spending $500 on a device where they expect to install a full version of Photoshop instead a "potentially" the Touch version of that software?
I'd say you're wrong. Unless you can provide something to back up your claim.