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Originally Posted by =X=
I dislike the touch wiz on the phone quite a bit, but on the tablet it's not so pervasive, I don't mind it, it still feels like ICS. Also it's quite easy to replace the Lancher app with one of your choice. Honestly I really like Samsung's app tweaks and wish Google would roll them into Android, or come up with something better. I really dislike the fact that one app takes up the whole screen.
I had written off this tablet based on the rumor that it would sell for $900. But at $499 I'm interested in it. I know the res is not the best but it does have the best pen solution on the market. If Samsung had this on a 7" size I'd buy it in a heart beat.
The "real" surface tablet will not be so sleek and sexy. It is reported to be thicker and more expensive. My point point is why wait? If you want a Windows tablet I say get what's on the market now because they will be better than the Windows 8 model. The only advantage 8 gives you is it can run the dearth of apps that exist in the Windows app store.
Windows 8 is a merge between the two platforms it will be stripping much of the windows features and adopting all the RT limits on apps formerly know as metro.
Don't get me wrong it's the right move for MS to do, but I'm not excited about the move. It is going to take some time for them to resolve the merge issues.
For fun?... watch a movie for $3.99 it will be more fun and less frustrating.
I heard this was the limit for Windows 8 as in the OS on PC. I've not heard where this will be a features for Windows' tablets. If that is the case it will be a nice feature indeed.
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I have a Windows tablet, as you can see from my device list. Works great (with a Wacom pen). As for the surface Intel tablet, yes, it will be a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier, but still quite comfortable to use as a tablet. Of course it will be more expensive, but for me well worth it -- if I want something I am willing to pay more for it. Most probably I will wait for the second or third generation, though. This should give the hardware time to catch up. As for Windows RT, I don't see this as a major upgrade over my Touchpad and I would only buy it if it was dirt cheap (as in $199 or less).
The side-by-side feature works in the "Metro" interface. And that is shared by both versions, so presumably it works in RT, too? On the regular Windows 8, once you hit the desktop you can have as many windows as you want, so I don't see why they would even mention the side-by-side if it wasn't meant for RT?