Balmer; "New Tablet coming as soon as we can." - Page 2

vaughnmr · 07-30-2010, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkpadx

As for Microsoft coming out with a Tablet, I believe it when I see it. I'm looking at the current market with indignation, lots of talk and very little concrete devices. The only one who's been selling any bigger volumes is Apple with its iPad. Even if Microsoft manage to get something on the table there's the much awaited Adam with a preliminary U.S release in November. I doubt if Microsoft manage to get something out before November.

What a lot of us are waiting for is a tablet with a computer OS (Win7 min.), expandable memory (4gb min.), and SSD (128gb min. would be nice!), USB and ESATA. I don't want to run apps, I want to run my cad program/renderer & MS Office, thank you very much. In the field. And blow away my clients. REALLY Magical.

iPad doesn't even come close to that.

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wodin · 07-30-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by WillAdams

Win7 works fine on tablets (w/ an active digitizer / stylus) --- what it needs is an interface option suited to fingertip use.

William

Blue Dolphin works pretty well as a desktop skin on my Asus T91MT, but once you open an app ... well ... those little Xes and –es and squares are pretty hard to press, especially if they’re right up against the bezel.

Barcey · 07-30-2010, 06:18 PM

It always takes Microsoft a long time to innovate because they have to copy what other companies have already done.

phenomshel · 07-30-2010, 06:41 PM

I said they dropped the ball back at the first of the year, when the Courier got axed. A device like that could have given Apple's iPad a real run for the money, but Microsoft goofed it. I hope that whatever they come out with outshines the iPad, at least in terms of O/S (I still don't get the concept of a tablet with a phone O/S on it, but that's just me), but I'm afraid that anything other than a hit completely out of the park will be too little, too late.

wodin · 07-30-2010, 08:05 PM

I wouldn't be surprised to see that it's not axed, just hiding.

Maggie Leung · 07-30-2010, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Barcey

It always takes Microsoft a long time to innovate because they have to copy what other companies have already done.

I wanna tell hardware makers: Stop flapping your gums, ship your products and let consumers decide how good they are.

phenomshel · 07-30-2010, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by wodin

I wouldn't be surprised to see that it's not axed, just hiding.

That'd be nice.

Metal Mick · 07-30-2010, 09:35 PM

Hi all,

I'm not sure I'd even consider a MS Tablet or whatever they want to call it. I didn't bat an eye when MS released the Zune, and I'm no fan of Apple or MS.

The things I'd like to do a tablet are generally those things my phone is not so good at, but I'd also like to see a bit of versatility, like it being a programmable remote for my audio-visual stuff; a recipe book; perhaps a reader if the screen was good enough; personal calendar, and so forth. Office stuff I can do on my PC or notebook.

I don't care much what the OS is, so long as it works easily and reliably, and I don't trust MS in those areas, nor do I trust its support of its own software.

At this stage, I'd get an iPad before I bought an MS tablet, but I'd buy an Android tablet before either, provided quality was not an issue.

Quite underwhelmed by Balmer's announcement, but I'll wait and see.

Cheers,

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07-30-2010, 06:18 PM	#18
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	It always takes Microsoft a long time to innovate because they have to copy what other companies have already done.

07-30-2010, 06:41 PM	#19
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	I said they dropped the ball back at the first of the year, when the Courier got axed. A device like that could have given Apple's iPad a real run for the money, but Microsoft goofed it. I hope that whatever they come out with outshines the iPad, at least in terms of O/S (I still don't get the concept of a tablet with a phone O/S on it, but that's just me), but I'm afraid that anything other than a hit completely out of the park will be too little, too late.

07-30-2010, 08:05 PM	#20
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	I wouldn't be surprised to see that it's not axed, just hiding.

07-30-2010, 09:35 PM	#23
Metal Mick Addict Posts: 253 Karma: 2383254 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: The Book, PB 302, IQ	Hi all, I'm not sure I'd even consider a MS Tablet or whatever they want to call it. I didn't bat an eye when MS released the Zune, and I'm no fan of Apple or MS. The things I'd like to do a tablet are generally those things my phone is not so good at, but I'd also like to see a bit of versatility, like it being a programmable remote for my audio-visual stuff; a recipe book; perhaps a reader if the screen was good enough; personal calendar, and so forth. Office stuff I can do on my PC or notebook. I don't care much what the OS is, so long as it works easily and reliably, and I don't trust MS in those areas, nor do I trust its support of its own software. At this stage, I'd get an iPad before I bought an MS tablet, but I'd buy an Android tablet before either, provided quality was not an issue. Quite underwhelmed by Balmer's announcement, but I'll wait and see. Cheers,

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