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xendula · 10-18-2012, 09:27 AM

@fjtorres, I can agree with your comment that my perception of a full fledged PC OS is narrow minded

If I considered the RT to be it, I would get one. At $500, it would be a steal, even with the lousy, LOUSY screen resolution, and it would nicely complement my iPad 3. MS has not yet announced how big the app store is, and what kind of apps they will have, so I (narrowmindedly, granted) am waiting to see the pricing of the Pro, which I know will have access to all Win 8 PC software. To know that it comes with Office may have gotten me excited 5-10 years ago. I remember how I used to tell everyone that my PPC had Pocket Word and Pocket Excell, like it was the best thing since sliced bread. How times have changed....

I do hope the analysts are right. The more they succeed in that space, the more alternatives we have.

10-18-2012, 09:27 AM	#80
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	@fjtorres, I can agree with your comment that my perception of a full fledged PC OS is narrow minded If I considered the RT to be it, I would get one. At $500, it would be a steal, even with the lousy, LOUSY screen resolution, and it would nicely complement my iPad 3. MS has not yet announced how big the app store is, and what kind of apps they will have, so I (narrowmindedly, granted) am waiting to see the pricing of the Pro, which I know will have access to all Win 8 PC software. To know that it comes with Office may have gotten me excited 5-10 years ago. I remember how I used to tell everyone that my PPC had Pocket Word and Pocket Excell, like it was the best thing since sliced bread. How times have changed.... I do hope the analysts are right. The more they succeed in that space, the more alternatives we have.