Think of it like someone accidentally wiped a decent portion of Desktop code from Windows 8's source and now they've had to slowly add stuff back without breaking anything, taking the opportunity to rewrite decades-old code along the way.
It even sounds plausible as an alternative to "Everyone at Microsoft went insane at once and the result was Windows 8."
Well, you will be getting a proper start menu again, at an uncertain future point in time. I'll venture a guess that it's not too far away.
It's Windows 7 Start Menu on the left and miniature version of the Windows 8 Start Screen on the right, in a format slightly larger than Windows 7's Menu.
"The first iteration will have a 5 volt power transfer rate, but it is expected to deliver up to 100 watts for higher power applications in the future."
That's a magnificent sentence there!
I have no idea what a 5 volt power transfer rate is. 5 volts is an electric potential. Power isn't transferred either, power is an instantaneous quantity, whose effect is work (or energy if you prefer). In a DC circuit, power is defined by the product of potential and current, meaning "5V" is meaningless as a description of power, just as "10N" is useless to define a torque.
Add to that the fact that 100W at 5V implies 20A implies that the 100W will not be available at 5V. 20A require enormous (by computing standards) cables.
All versions support all APIs. That means Windows RT supports Win32 (in fact, the WinRT API is just a fancy Win32 wrapper) and x86/x64 support WinRT. WinRT apps are only distributed through the store, while Win32 applictions are distributed like they've always been. The only exception is that Windows RT refuses to run unsigned Win32 applications, effectively limiting it to Microsoft's bundled stuff, like Office and IE.
You're obviously missing the point of it then. It's magnificent as a notebook (as in sheets of paper, not laptop) replacement that can double as a usable Ultrabook or tablet.
High DPI is going to be an issue until most software is updated to support it, that's true. Doesn't bother me that much though, Office 2013 does fine, as do the browsers.
As for the mouse/trackpad issue: the thing has a touchscreen. Fingers work roughly 40 percent of the time and the Wacom stylus works another 40 percent of the time. That leaves ~10% of tasks that do need a relative pointing device, so I'm not too bothered by trackpads (but I do carry a bluetooth mouse for when I can use it, since it is a more natural experience than the alternatives).
Disclaimer: I don't have a Surface Pro, but there is one in my household and I use a very similar device every day (Samsung Ativ Smart PC Pro - slightly larger with a more traditional keyboard base instead of the Surfaces' kickstand+keyboard combination. Otherwise they're identical when it comes to hardware).
Seriously, these were never really funny. They're also completely irrelevant: the Surface Pros have been selling very well (unlike their crippled ARM siblings).
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Homeopathy is pure bullshit beyond any redemption. It's physically impossible.
Homeopathy != nonindustrial medicine
Many will consider this a major bugfix.
Think of it like someone accidentally wiped a decent portion of Desktop code from Windows 8's source and now they've had to slowly add stuff back without breaking anything, taking the opportunity to rewrite decades-old code along the way.
It even sounds plausible as an alternative to "Everyone at Microsoft went insane at once and the result was Windows 8."
It's a coincidence. Today is patch tuesday, XP's last (thus the official end of support), which is when this kind of stuff is typically distributed.
The ribbon hate is really getting old. What is it that makes it so awful in your eyes?
Well, you will be getting a proper start menu again, at an uncertain future point in time. I'll venture a guess that it's not too far away.
It's Windows 7 Start Menu on the left and miniature version of the Windows 8 Start Screen on the right, in a format slightly larger than Windows 7's Menu.
They had some freakish security flaw and were recently disabled, supposedly. I never bothered to check, they were never compelling enough.
If you're not careful with those eggs, you'll quickly feel like only 65% water.
In case of a panic, you don't really want to be messing around with disks, in case you break something.
What he means is that "some guy on the internet" is not a valid source.
Isn't it? What keeps it from being one?
Well, a 100W hair dryer sounds awfully puny...
A single conductor for a typical 16A cable is larger than most microUSB cables.
I will never want to run 16A in anything even close to today's USB cables, much less 20A.
It will most certainly be done at a higher voltage, there's no way around it.
"The first iteration will have a 5 volt power transfer rate, but it is expected to deliver up to 100 watts for higher power applications in the future."
That's a magnificent sentence there!
I have no idea what a 5 volt power transfer rate is. 5 volts is an electric potential. Power isn't transferred either, power is an instantaneous quantity, whose effect is work (or energy if you prefer). In a DC circuit, power is defined by the product of potential and current, meaning "5V" is meaningless as a description of power, just as "10N" is useless to define a torque.
Add to that the fact that 100W at 5V implies 20A implies that the 100W will not be available at 5V. 20A require enormous (by computing standards) cables.
Because there are ample studies saying so.
If you still believe that vaccines could potentially maybe in some cases cause autism, you are a fucking retard at best, a con artist at worst.
Well, in 20 years Windows NT went from 3.x to 6.x, so I'd say it sounds about right...
Perception versus recording. It's a huge difference.
In a word? No.
Unless you don't print much, you'll quickly pay more for gas than you would for printing stuff at home...
Not really. Just properly grounding the thing would fix that.
Blink is pretty bad. Blink plus marquee is nightmare fuel.
What are you talking about?
All versions support all APIs. That means Windows RT supports Win32 (in fact, the WinRT API is just a fancy Win32 wrapper) and x86/x64 support WinRT.
WinRT apps are only distributed through the store, while Win32 applictions are distributed like they've always been. The only exception is that Windows RT refuses to run unsigned Win32 applications, effectively limiting it to Microsoft's bundled stuff, like Office and IE.
You're obviously missing the point of it then. It's magnificent as a notebook (as in sheets of paper, not laptop) replacement that can double as a usable Ultrabook or tablet.
High DPI is going to be an issue until most software is updated to support it, that's true. Doesn't bother me that much though, Office 2013 does fine, as do the browsers.
As for the mouse/trackpad issue: the thing has a touchscreen. Fingers work roughly 40 percent of the time and the Wacom stylus works another 40 percent of the time. That leaves ~10% of tasks that do need a relative pointing device, so I'm not too bothered by trackpads (but I do carry a bluetooth mouse for when I can use it, since it is a more natural experience than the alternatives).
Disclaimer: I don't have a Surface Pro, but there is one in my household and I use a very similar device every day (Samsung Ativ Smart PC Pro - slightly larger with a more traditional keyboard base instead of the Surfaces' kickstand+keyboard combination. Otherwise they're identical when it comes to hardware).
Seriously, these were never really funny. They're also completely irrelevant: the Surface Pros have been selling very well (unlike their crippled ARM siblings).
Not really comparable. The difference here is absolutely irrelevant, except during very heavy use (same silicon, higher maximum clocks).
The Note does, but the lack Wacom digitizer is the least of any average Android tablet's problems.