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Microsoft Announces 'Surface' Tablet
MrSeb was one of several submitters to write in about Microsoft's foray into the tablet hardware market. From the article: "At its much-discussed 'big unveil' this evening, Microsoft did indeed launch a tablet — but rumors that the device would showcase a Barnes & Noble partnership were misplaced. Instead, Microsoft showed a ... device that integrates a better keyboard option than typing on the screen without adding size or weight. That's where the new keyboard — which doubles as a screen cover — kicks in. At 3mm thick, it adds virtually nothing to the device's size, but it opens up a world of inputs. There are two covers available — the Touch Cover (very thin) and the Type Cover (with proper, tactile keys). Microsoft is touting the device's magnesium body, vapor-deposited construction, full PC functionality, and additional features like being the first tablet to showcase a 2×2 MIMO wireless antenna. Windows RT (ARM) and x86 versions are both in the works, with the x86 version apparently having a higher quality screen. No word on hardware specs yet; Microsoft is claiming it 'rivals the best ultrabooks' and uses less power than the Core i5."
Microsoft has a launch site with a few pictures. There is a vague spec sheet: the x86 version is slightly thicker and has a larger battery (and comes with a pen) than the ARM tablet, but that's about all it reveals. Update: 06/19 16:06 GMT by T : Nick Kolakowski at GeekNet's SlashCloud says this may be Microsoft's best chance to compete in a cloud-centric mobile computing world.
Surface Tablet .
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Get thee glass eyes, and, like a scurvy politician, seem to see things thou dost not.--King Lear
I think you've exhausted that joke for now. Jesus, is your house just post-it note after post-it note of burma shave style phrases?
How else do you CTRL+ALT+DEL a Microsoft operating system?
From the Microsoft release:
"At 9.3mm, Surface for Windows RT is just thin enough to still sport a full sized USB port."
So if it was any thicker, it couldn't have such a port?? I know they don't want to say it is thick, but no need to murder the English language in the process.
Apple is now suing Microsoft for violation of their "unknown released features" patent.
Thanks for posting. No slashdot summary comment browsing is complete these days without an unbiased and independent thinking commenter scrutinizing Apple with a well constructed bashing.
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Does it run linux?
Baboons are cute.
Well since the Lisa was 29 years ago, I'd say that a good track record.
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Anyone want to shed some light on this process? Or is that simply some sort of oxide coating over the magnesium?
It's the hardware equivalent of vaporware.
I'm a consultant - I convert gibberish into cash-flow.
Of course Apple delivers - but wait, you're just holding your phone wrong...
Not to mention, those big metro flat-colored squares don't get any sharper at higher rez.
Reformatting and using all of the usual software to try to remove the virus didn't help at all!
Wow! Must be one of those magic virus that hides itself somewhere in the computer that survives wiping the hard drive. Either that or you are the most incompetent tech ever. I wouldn't take a recommendation for scam PC clean-up software from the world's most incompetent computer tech.
At around 14:00 the device stops working, and he has to grab a new one.
Competitive? They don't even sell 1k a week in Japan.
An American console with few Japanese-style games does not sell as well as a Japanese console that has many Japanese-style titles and is part of a console franchise that has a large fan base in Japan? Somebody stop the presses!
What will Microsoft do!? If only there were other markets outside of Japan that they could perform well in!
I wonder if American animation gets less sales in Japan than anime does too!
Oh right. Just like a handful of early adopters make every year the year of the Linux desktop, right?
Repeat after me: "I do not have the market influence that my ego likes to suggest I do. I am a dirty, smelly open source hippy, and people disregard my opinions as the ravings of a slightly psychotic lunatic."
There. Now that you've admitted the truth, the healing can begin. The moment a "must-have" game is released on the PS4 is the moment people start buying it, regardless of your "Militant Advice."
They totally should have gone with Zune Pro and Zune Pro HD for these tablets, just to build on the strong brand MS has already built with the Zune name. Or Super Zune. Or Zune II.
Sleep your way to a whiter smile...date a dentist!