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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.
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?
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."