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Originally Posted by mgmueller
Surface Pro has really grown on me.
In the beginning, for maybe the first 4 weeks, I still did prefer Latitude 10.
I'm mainly in tablet mode, so the bulk and weight of Surface Pro in comparison to the lightweight Latitude 10 was a clear disadvantage for me.
But the phantastic build quality of Surface Pro more and more got to me.
I still absolutely love my Latitude 10. Atom processor, so no fan needed and still not getting warm.
But whenever I take Surface Pro (or Surface RT) in my hands, it feels "special".
The only other tablet with a similar effect is iPad Mini.
And hopefully next week Google Chromebook Pixel. 
Advantages and disadvantages of Surface Pro, mainly compared to Latitude 10: |
Thank you, seriously. Worth every minute spent reading it, and I expect to come back to it to read again as I decide.
When it comes to sales, I genuinely believe that two things hurt the Surface; one, the price is obviously on the higher side. By definition, there's always a larger market for a cheaper product. Secondly, Microsoft suffers from a pretty unjust fanboi hatred of all things "Bill Gates." It simply does. Unlike Steve Jobs, who has/had a fabulous reputation and was widely loved, the Bill Gates-effect still haunts Microsoft. It's a ridiculous bit of bias, in both directions, but it exists. Jobs obviously knew how to make gadgets "cool," as evinced by the fact that at least, during his tenure, people would stand in line for hours/days
to buy a phone, for the love of heaven. A gadget. A tool. Not a free sex act--a phone.
On the other hand, you can go to any geek forum on the net and you'll find rabid haters of all things Microsoft. It patently affects the products and their reception amongst buyers. A lot of that hatred is directed right at Gates. {shrug}. I personally don't get either--the rabid fanboi love for Jobs or the hatred for Gates--but the effect on the product perception is obvious.
I suspect that if you take that, throw in some recession in the US, and the fact that the "coolness" factor of the Surface doesn't approach that of any Apple item, no matter how semi-useless or frittery, you get to where Microsoft is with the Surface. I'm sorry to see it, myself; I'd hoped that the Surface would herald some tablets/laptops that were strictly geared toward productivity, not consumption or games. (Sort of like the original Crackberry, compared to other cellphones--all business adopters, so to speak).
Thanks again. It's a thoroughly helpful comparison for me.
Hitch