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Originally Posted by rcentros
I'm not the target market, but if I was going to do "serious" computing, I would want a real keyboard.
As for Chromebooks, they are changing. You have the high-end Pixel, and now Samsung and HP are releasing mid-range Chromebooks as well. It's not that a Chromebook and the Surface 3 are the same device, but Microsoft seems to be aiming for the same market.
For the price of a Surface 3, you can buy an inexpensive, but servicable laptop, and a Chromebook and a decent tablet.
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So what? If you don't need a notebook in tablet form factor then it would be wasteful to buy one.
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Originally Posted by dwig
I don't think so. Chromebooks don't fit the market at which MS seems to be aiming the SP3.
Judging from the summary reports from the MS event, it would seem that MS is positioning the SP3 at the corporate market where IT makes the acquisition decisions and are faced workers who want a tablet but need to access the corporation's internal standard software and stay under IT's sercurity control. The ability to place an SP3 on a user's desk instead of a Windows notebook plus a separate tablet is is distinct advantage.
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I agree. Two completely different markets.
Chromebooks are for the walmart crowd who see something that looks like a notebook but cheaper.
SP3 is targeting corporate professionals.