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Since there is no any other tablet with screen bigger than 10.1", to me the (only) attractive feature of ms surface is its 10.6" screen vs my current 9.7" of ipad3. BB flex tablet sounds a good deal -- $250 is now official: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Insignia...&skuId=6815166
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Apparently the sold-out pre-orders really are due to the song and dance ad.
People who's job it is to measure those things have determined it is the absolue best of the best tablet-only ad of 2012. By a mile. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57...verizes-apple/ Quote:
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They'll claim that it is a simple matter of recompiling a Win8 app for use on a WinRT device. They've made those claims in the past with previous operating systems. The reality was that only the most basic apps, more like applets, could take advantage of that capability. I've just recently retired, but I've been a software developer for over 30 years and have worked extensively on Microsoft's mobile platforms for the last 12 years. I'll need to see how many of the promises are actually delivered on before I have any confidence in what Microsoft has claimed. |
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10-22-2012, 11:12 AM | #157 |
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clicking noise
So this commercial is selling a product that makes a clicking noise? Sounds like a future broken part to me. Just trying to be "cooler" than the apple people isn't going to sell this to iPad owners.
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10-22-2012, 11:14 AM | #158 |
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10-22-2012, 10:33 PM | #159 | |
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But there's the WinRT framework, which is what developers use to write apps targeting the new UI. It uses .NET technology which means you can compile once and run on both x86 and ARM. JavaScript apps aren't even compiled, which makes it even easier there. So you have Windows 8 RT, and WinRT which are two different things. Sweet. But, the key thing here is that the new UI on the desktop and tablets are actually the same. I'm as surprised as some others that this is actually the case. |
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WinRT will only support apps written using the new WinRT APIs. Anything using existing Win32 and .NET APIs will not work on WinRT and will have to be redeveloped. Those apps would work fine on 'real' Windows 8. |
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- Does it work in the new UI-formerly-known-as-Metro? Is it in the Store? It will work with Windows RT, Standard and Pro. - Does it rely on the Windows 7-style Desktop? Then it only works on Windows Standard or Pro. But the thing is, a tablet doesn't need to stick with Windows RT. The Surface Pro for example, is x86 and uses Windows Pro (I believe it is Pro anyways). |
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