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lewax00 wrote: But I've never been one to buy something based purely on appearances, if something is ugly but does what I need it to then that's what I'll buy.
That's ok. I see it different. For me beauty is important. I don't like ugly people. For humans beauty comes from inside (and so does ugliness) for machines and objects beauty comes from the outside.
In fact all my decisions on buying or doing something depends on the fact if I like it or not. Therefore I'm always happy cause I gather beauty around me. If you will see me on the street I'll smile, you can ask anybody who knows me. I'm never bad-tempered- I can't be because I know prettiness is everywhere around me.
So for me: No Surface. It's ugly. And ugliness brings fretfulness. 
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Oh my, how different is it from an iPad? "It's ugly", give me a break.
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ihoecken wrote: The most hideous tablet I ever saw.
My wife thinks it's gorgeous and cannot wait to get one. And she uses an iPad, a Macbook Air and an iPhone. She's also Japanese and if you've ever been to Japan, you would know that they value beautiful things.
So beauty really is in the eye of the beholder, and honestly, I think my wife sees clearly. But that might be my bias speaking.
ihoecken wrote: I, as a user of Indesign, Premiere and Visual Studio, like to have many tools on
my screen. 16:9 for the remaining movie frame isn't possible, when you place
toolbars there.
BTW, the notebook I'm typing this on has a 16:9 ratio screen (1920 x 1080) and I write code on it all the time.
P.S. Sorry for the multiple edits, I moved the wrong quote the first time.
Mike Poz
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I don't understand your title when I read your content. I didn't see even 1 reason listed why Microsoft's Surface is better than an iPad. All I see is a brief recount of history and a rant about fan-boys.
Joel Palmer
Data Integration Engineer
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You're supposed to reference the article he linked to...
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Tablets have been more like "consumer electronics" than "computer". Surface could be the one that fills the gap.
TOMZ_KV
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I think you've nailed it. Apple products are fancy gizmos for people who don't need real computers. This could be a real computer.
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To win - simply remove the restrictions imposed by apple - and I will buy!.
The iPad is a nice piece of hardware and overall good software design, let down by its appalling lock down and lack of connectivity (no USB to PC etc).
Hence by preference for Android
Microsft was good for the PC as it was open (save for the actual operating system) do that for the surface and you stand a good chance of being an iPad killer - and we need one so badly
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I would buy one, no questions asked, if i had the chance, i thinks it's not the prettiest of the pack, but it's features (at least the ones they have showed), have impressed me deeeply.
Aside from that i believe Microsoft have made incredible hardware before (Zune HD, Xbox, Kinect, for example) and that's enough for me.
P.S.: Apple has done beautiful increbible hardware too, but they're overpriced, that's why i'm not buying from them.
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XBOX was sh*tty hardware. Red rings ring a bell?
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You mean the one demo'd here[^] 
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While Microsoft technologies I my mainstay, I have done work on mainframe and UNIX platforms and have worked with a wide variety of database engines. Each one has it’s use and most times it is less expensive to find a way to communicate with an existing system than to replace it. So what are the main benefits of expending the effort to learn a new technology? Be ready to MacGyver any coding problem.
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Terrence Dorsey wrote: While Microsoft technologies I my mainstay
Stop eyeing my mainstay, Microsoft technologies!
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I wondered what a Cyberwar might look like. Now we have an idea. The governments of United States and Israel have been conducting a not-so-covert war against Iran without having to disclose it to their people. Knowing this leaves me with two questions, one perhaps a legal technicality, the other more practical... Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room.
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From disclosure through potential outcomes, the article reflects a 'refreshing' naivety.
The cyber-elephanting been going on, nation-to-nation, for a long time before these 'discoveries' - and stealing industrial secrets is uber-grand-financial-warfare.
Want something to really worry about? The embedded sleeper-agents in your Chinese made chips and electronics - awaiting their digital wake-up call.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=503_1238759755[^]
In the above video, starting about 1/3 through, you have revealed that invasion methods have included using the power supplies on 'secured systems' . Targeting national infrastructure.
Question: So why are we suddenly worried about Iran being a victim ?
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Some people have been weighing in with disappointment about what they perceive as minor updates in iOS 6, but it addresses some very common pain points for customers. This is a refinement release, which as far as I can tell is a big part of Apple’s strategy for development. Somewhat a reflection of Intel’s “tick-tock” strategy, Apple makes a new release with big bets and new features, following it up with a release more notable for its tweaks and subtle refinements. Which of these features are you looking forward to?
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Yesterday's unveiling of the Microsoft Surface devices has prompted copious product commentary, but I think the big story has little to do with speeds and feeds, or competition with Apple. The Surface announcement is the best demonstration of the systemic weakness of the Wintel ecosystem, ever. While multiple sources of pressure have been building to strain this long-standing duopoly, Microsoft's decision to manufacture its own tablet device may well push the water over the edge of the dam. Is this the end of x86 PC vendors as we know them?
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I'll assume you've got a set of strongly-held beliefs about software development. This is a safe bet; anyone who writes code has some personal mantras and peeves. It might just be that too much of this kind of thinking is turning you into an obsessive architect of abstract code, not the builder of things people want. Let the app speak for itself.
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No information and facts in there, just opinions without merit.
Wout
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Mostly stating the obvious.
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 At least it was short.
Regardless of what my Coding Philosophies are, without them I'd never get anything done.
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Windows Phone 8 will be built around the same core components as Windows 8. The current Windows Phone 7.5 operating system is built on Microsoft's Windows CE platform, designed for embedded systems with tight memory constraints and slow processors. Windows Phone 8 will instead be built on the Windows NT platform, and in so doing will inherit its much richer feature set: support for multicore processors, robust file systems, extensive device driver support, a capable multimedia framework, and more. How will you use the native code support in WP8?
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Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. As I and others heard earlier this year, Microsoft’s next Windows Phone operating system release, codenamed Apollo, is not going to be made available on any current Windows Phones. Not even second-generation Mango phones. Not on the new Lumia models from Nokia. None. Period. ...but you will get some new features in an upcoming update.
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Let’s just assume for a few minutes that Microsoft’s Surface tablet is as delicious as Microsoft executives made it out to be on Monday night. Does Microsoft then have any hope of competing with the iPad on price? They'll make it up on volume.
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Microsoft says that the new Windows 8 tablets will ship around the same time as Windows 8 but the big question in everyone’s mind is how much will this device cost?
Steve Sinofsky made the following remark (around the 43:30 mark) on pricing:
Microsoft Surface with Windows RT will be available in both 32 GB and 64 GB model and will be priced like comparable tablets that are based on ARM.
Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Professional will come in 64 GB and 128 GB storage models and will have a retail price comparable with competitive Ultrabook class PCs.
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