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Originally Posted by hrosvit
In a perfect world, there would be a device that wouldn't be a compromise. Is this it? Probably not. But I can hope, can't I?
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Sure. And ou have company.
At a minimum, Surface is a *big* step in the right direction:
MS is saying they are *serious* about full-function Tablets *now*. Not in a few years of incremental improvements to a gadget OS, but right *now*.
(Well, in 4 months, anyway.
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And they don't trust their OEM partners to get it right:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/w...94?tag=nl.e589
So they're putting them on notice that they *must* do better:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/what-...49?tag=nl.e539
The real question isn't whether the WindSurfs are perfect or how they match the needs of buyers of existing products, but rather whether they can meet the needs of people who *aren't* buying existing Tablets.
Surface isn't going after people who are happy with iPads or Androids, they are going after people who *aren't* buying either. And there's a lot more of those than the ones already served. The x86 WindSurf *will* do things either Android not iOS can do or will do any time soon so for those of us that need those functions this is filling a vacuum, not displacing an existing product.
If the quality is there, the buyers will come.