Microsoft to debut slates and phones

kindlekitten · 10-05-2010, 03:22 PM

at a conference on the 11th of this month.
I've been wanting a new laptop, I think I'll hold off

kindlekitten · 10-05-2010, 03:26 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/...stmas-holiday/ actually I guess they are just debuting the phone and talking about the slate on the 11th

thinkpad · 10-05-2010, 03:30 PM

It's going to be expensive for Microsoft to miss the slate train. If I'm not mistaken Bill Gates is still one of the wealthiest Americans, but that can quickly change with big companies taking a wrong direction.

kindlekitten · 10-05-2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkpadx

It's going to be expensive for Microsoft to miss the slate train. If I'm not mistaken Bill Gates is still one of the wealthiest Americans, but that can quickly change with big companies taking a wrong direction.

they have acknowledged that. it is kind of surprising that they can be kind of luddites about some forward movement in devices

EricDP · 10-05-2010, 07:33 PM

So Microsoft doesn't make hardware, they provide the OS. They already have Windows for Tablets (for several years), and there are several manufactures making tablets for that platform (Panasonic, HP, Lenovo to name a few). And they already have an OS for phones - Windows Mobile, with several phones running that OS. I'm not sure what the news is here, other than they will have a new version soon, that will no doubt be just as buggy and "Windowsish" as the previous version, but will probably look more like Windows 7. Did I miss something?

kindlekitten · 10-05-2010, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricDP

So Microsoft doesn't make hardware, they provide the OS. They already have Windows for Tablets (for several years), and there are several manufactures making tablets for that platform (Panasonic, HP, Lenovo to name a few). And they already have an OS for phones - Windows Mobile, with several phones running that OS. I'm not sure what the news is here, other than they will have a new version soon, that will no doubt be just as buggy and "Windowsish" as the previous version, but will probably look more like Windows 7. Did I miss something?

yeah, they do have hardware... Zune. pretty big seller

the slate will compete with the ipad, the windows7 phone? who knows? we'll find out on the 11th

m-reader · 10-06-2010, 02:52 AM

If MS slate OS is not compatible with productivity Microsoft software, it is going to be a major fail (IMHO).
Otherwise what's the competitive advantage that such device have over iPad and Android devices?

Mange · 10-06-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by m-reader

If MS slate OS is not compatible with productivity Microsoft software, it is going to be a major fail (IMHO).
Otherwise what's the competitive advantage that such device have over iPad and Android devices?

The Ipad and it's OS is not compatible with Mac productivity software, but that hasn't stopped it's popularity.

EricDP · 10-06-2010, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mange

The Ipad and it's OS is not compatible with Mac productivity software, but that hasn't stopped it's popularity.

I agree with m-reader on this one. iPad is about coolness, which has nothing to do with productivity. There is nothing cool at all about Microsoft, so it has to be practical. People only by Microsoft products because of the applications barrier to entry - they buy it because the must in order to be productive. If it doesn't run the productivity software, then there is no reason left to choose Microsoft.

kindlekitten · 10-06-2010, 03:26 PM

I can't imagine that they would make it non-compatible, but it is useless to speculate until there is firm information

thinkpad · 10-06-2010, 03:30 PM

The year of 2010 has been the year of press releases, vapour and very little hard fact. Lets just hope 2011 turns out better.

Mange · 10-06-2010, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricDP

I agree with m-reader on this one. iPad is about coolness, which has nothing to do with productivity. There is nothing cool at all about Microsoft, so it has to be practical. People only by Microsoft products because of the applications barrier to entry - they buy it because the must in order to be productive. If it doesn't run the productivity software, then there is no reason left to choose Microsoft.

All true. People buy the iPad because it's cool and something else when it comes to productivity, be it Mac or a PC or something else.

Kumabjorn · 10-06-2010, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkpadx

The year of 2010 has been the year of press releases, vapour and very little hard fact. Lets just hope 2011 turns out better.

Read it a couple of times and began to think about it, and that statement is surprisingly true. There haven't really been any magnum leap technology wise this year, or have I missed something?

wodin · 10-06-2010, 07:43 PM

The only thing that looked exciting was the MS Courier, and it got dropped. Unless of course MS is looking at resurrecting it.

I still want one!

kindlekitten · 10-06-2010, 10:19 PM

here's a little piece on the phone

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kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/...stmas-holiday/ actually I guess they are just debuting the phone and talking about the slate on the 11th

10-05-2010, 03:30 PM	#3
thinkpad David Posts: 1,808 Karma: 8916183 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)	It's going to be expensive for Microsoft to miss the slate train. If I'm not mistaken Bill Gates is still one of the wealthiest Americans, but that can quickly change with big companies taking a wrong direction.

10-05-2010, 07:33 PM	#5
EricDP Groupie Posts: 165 Karma: 339490 Join Date: May 2010 Device: nook, BlackBerry	So Microsoft doesn't make hardware, they provide the OS. They already have Windows for Tablets (for several years), and there are several manufactures making tablets for that platform (Panasonic, HP, Lenovo to name a few). And they already have an OS for phones - Windows Mobile, with several phones running that OS. I'm not sure what the news is here, other than they will have a new version soon, that will no doubt be just as buggy and "Windowsish" as the previous version, but will probably look more like Windows 7. Did I miss something?

10-06-2010, 02:52 AM	#7
m-reader Guru Posts: 785 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300. PRS-650, PRS-900, iPad2, Iconia A500, Irex Iliad (sold)	If MS slate OS is not compatible with productivity Microsoft software, it is going to be a major fail (IMHO). Otherwise what's the competitive advantage that such device have over iPad and Android devices?

10-06-2010, 03:26 PM	#10
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I can't imagine that they would make it non-compatible, but it is useless to speculate until there is firm information

10-06-2010, 03:30 PM	#11
thinkpad David Posts: 1,808 Karma: 8916183 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)	The year of 2010 has been the year of press releases, vapour and very little hard fact. Lets just hope 2011 turns out better.

10-06-2010, 07:43 PM	#14
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	The only thing that looked exciting was the MS Courier, and it got dropped. Unless of course MS is looking at resurrecting it. I still want one!

10-06-2010, 10:19 PM	#15
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	here's a little piece on the phone