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Originally Posted by Faterson
...I assure you that Logitech's Ultrathin iPad Keyboard Cover is at least an equal stroke of genius. Again, you seem to be judging something you may not be familiar with. That Logitech keyboard is designed so that when you put it together with the iPad, it looks like a single device.
You seem to equal "bluetooth" with "crappy" keyboards. Sorry, not justified. Bluetooth keyboards like the one by Logitech work like a charm. Nothing crappy about them (as also shown by their price tag).
My commiseration on using Outlook. I for one no longer use that atrocious software. In fact, right there is one of the main reasons why iPad is for me a more productive device than Surface Pro could be: my primary e-mail software for almost a year now has been Mailbox, and it's only available on iOS.
Not good enough for me (as usual for Apple software). On iOS, I use DocsToGo to manage and edit my Office documents. It cooperates with MS Office on my traditional computers flawlessly; I keep editing (for example) the same Excel files on an everyday basis in both MS Office and DocsToGo, and it works perfectly.
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Re. bluetooth keyboards:
The keyboards may be top notch. But so far, I haven't seen a workable solution.
If I use my tablet or notebook on the road, it has to last >12 hours to 18 hours (not using the tablet for the whole time, but having it available for that duration). That's already more than most can bare. But if you add bluetooth...
So you have to turn bluetooth off, else it drains the battery too fast. But turning bluetooth on again every 5 or 10minutes for answering 2 or 3 mails? Hardly productive.
Re. Outlook:
I haven't used Outlook for at least 2 years. I was (more than) fine with iCloud on my beloved MacBook Air. And I manage my schedule and such in the cloud anyway.
But then I started a new job in addition to my other tasks. And for whatever reason, I saw in my clients responses, that my mail signature had been crippled frequently. For whatever reason, I only could make it work in Outlook. Simple task, but working best there. Maybe most corporate clients use Outlook themselves?
Re. desktop in Windows 8:
It obviously is less stylish and only partially a touch optimized system. But if you use it like a desktop system = with mouse/touchpad and keyboard, it's working flawlessly.
I've used "normal" notebooks before, because tablets didn't offer the convenience. If you add keyboard and mouse, it's more bulky than you average laptop. So where's the advantage then? Why take, let's say, iPad + keyboard + mouse with you instead of a more compact/mobile MacBook Air?
I've tried Chromebook Pixel: Great notebook with an equally great touchscreen. But I found it awkward to touch the screen and grasping over the keyboard. Way easier and efficient to use the touchpad instead.
But Surface 8 I can prop up and use as a "standard" notebook. With a single swipe a can detach the cover and use it as a tablet.
And I can install all legacy software. Do you really find more tools in iOS than you find Windows programs? It obviously all depends on the task at hand. But so far, I didn't find a single task that couldn't be done on Windows systems.
But to each his own. That's why I buy all kinds of gadgets from numerous manufacturers.