09-19-2012, 07:25 PM | #46 |
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Only if you're willing to sell out to MS and let them tell you what you'll run, how much the subscription will cost, and how long you can run it. Is it worth losing the ability to migrate freely from one software company to another?
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09-19-2012, 07:31 PM | #47 | |
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09-19-2012, 07:58 PM | #48 | |
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As I said, my company deployed iPads. The project was a complete failure. Executives traveled with both an iPad and a laptop and support costs increased exponentially (it costs money even if the answer is, "You can't do that.") |
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09-19-2012, 07:59 PM | #49 | |
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09-19-2012, 08:07 PM | #51 | |
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My kid is in business school. He was required to have a computer -- either a windows machine running office professional or an apple machine emulating a windows machine running office professional. The machine he chose meets business requirements but is used as much for personal stuff. |
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09-19-2012, 08:08 PM | #52 |
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09-19-2012, 08:08 PM | #53 |
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Yeeesh. I was thinking about a Win8 tablet, but it's DOA at those prices.
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09-19-2012, 08:12 PM | #54 |
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09-19-2012, 08:22 PM | #55 |
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I don't own a laptop. What originally attracted me to Win8 tablets were the early rumors that they were going to very reasonably priced. Since that isn't the case, at least in this instance, I don't see any advantage in getting a Windows 8 tablet when I could get an iPad for the same or less, or an Android tablet for much less.
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09-19-2012, 08:29 PM | #56 |
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What if you have a user interface that hides the complexity so that you never even have to face it until you need it?
Besides, that goes back to my e-ink vs tablet analogy. You will still have to the option to get a simple tablet at a very low price. Unlike with e-ink, however, there just won't be any real reason to do it, except to save a few bucks (which is important enough for many, but not when you need a PC/Mac for other things, anyway). Last edited by HansTWN; 09-19-2012 at 08:33 PM. |
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09-19-2012, 08:50 PM | #58 | |
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I haven't read the whole thread, but where do you see $399? The cheapest in the OP is $599. |
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09-19-2012, 09:58 PM | #59 | |
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You didn't read his post carefully. He said "$399.- for the small MS Surface". He's not talking about the ASUS tablets, but the Microsoft ones, named Surface. |
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