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Origami Feedback Mixed, says Samsung

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-we-really-meant-was-... dept.

Ben Camm-Jones writes "Citing a mixture of reactions from customers who bought its Q1 device, Samsung has said that the pre-launch teaser campaign run by Microsoft about the Origami project may have been misleading."

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  1. May have been? by GundamFan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft misleading? Naw...

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  2. What I expected by TheOtherChimeraTwin · · Score: 5, Funny

    I always feared that project would fold.

    1. Re:What I expected by dgatwood · · Score: 5, Funny

      It looked good on paper....

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    2. Re:What I expected by NatasRevol · · Score: 3, Funny

      But the angles were too hard...

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    3. Re:What I expected by HunterZ · · Score: 3, Funny

      I heard the pre-launch details were a little thin.

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  3. Feedback Mixed? by jcr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gee, they actually found someone who liked it?

    -jcr

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  4. Re:MS Vaporware??? Never! by insanarchist · · Score: 3, Funny

    I would tell you, but I don't think I'd finish before

  5. Mixed reviews by bubba451 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Some reviews say Origami's unusable; some say it's overpriced.

  6. Re:I've got one by faedle · · Score: 2, Funny

    The hype was extremely misguided - it's just a very small tablet PC, it was never going to set the world on fire.

    As hot as it gets, it might not set the world on fire, but it might set your hands ablaze.

  7. Re:what the article says by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 2, Funny

    But even though a laptop can deliver more, it comes at a price, Steel noted.

    The price of paying less?

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  8. Re:I should add by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    The absolute last thing I wanna hear emanating from the bathroom: "GOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!"

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  9. Re:I should add by Wordplay · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, the -last- thing you want to hear is "Ohhhh, a near miss!"

  10. I know what job! by pavon · · Score: 2, Funny

    It is the perfect tool for Origami Software Developers :)