--- In [email protected], "Richard J. Williams" <richard@...> wrote:
> > > > > It's not complicated - you touch the nice, big, > > > > > colorful tile to find My Computer. Go figure. > > > > > > > > > I'll never touch it, who wants a smudgy screen? > > > > > > > Yes, but you also have the ability to draw directly > > > onto the screen with a Wacom pen and Corel Draw? > > > > nablusoss: > > I use a Wacom for editing, nicely placed on a flat > > surface > > > Don't touch that phone! I'm used to working my Android > smart phone screen, so I'm used to it. My fingers are > twice as fast as a mouse click. It's my eyes that I > worry about. > > It's all about the look and feel. > > > Who would do anything by placing your hand in a > > awkard position across the keyboard? > > > That's why they call it the 'Surface' - it's a tablet > but you can get a keyboard to go with it, and a > stylus and mouse. > > > It's a toy, and a ridiculous one. > > > You can use it as a laptop or as a tablet - it's a > total desktop replacement: an Intel i5 with USB3 and > SSD running Win 8. If you need a workstation hook it > up to a Samsung his-res monitor and place it on a > desk. Go figure. > > > > > > > And it uses Win8 I presume? Which is so messy that only > > > > > > computer-buffs are able to navigate past the huge shopping > > > > > > mall of apps that hits your eyes as soon as you open it > > > > > > and actually use the darn thing. Ordinary people can't > > > > > > even find "my computer" nor are they able to turn the > > > > > > darn thing off. It's worse than Vista. Nuff said. > > > > > > The Surface Pro is a really powerful machine, basically a full Windows desktop in a tablet form factor. I found it to be a bit heavy for a tablet, awkward. On a table, with the back stand and a keyboard it is quite nice. The keyboard that has actual depressable keys seems to work fairly well, unlike the one with flat keys, and the keyboards attach with magnets accurately and quickly and act as a cover. One thing is, you cannot balance it on your lap like a laptop, you either have to hold it like a tablet, or put it on a surface that is flat and at the right height to type. I found its weight made it difficult to hold like a tablet. At least Microsoft is experimenting, but they had to write off $900,000,000 for unsold Surfaces recently. Windows 8.1, due probably next month may change this a bit. Microsoft routinely screws up Windows every other version. I think they are finally beginning to try to see outside other peoples' boxes as far as interface design and now hardware rather than just routinely trying to copy and steal and usurp others' ideas which has been their formula for success. Their idea to get a common interface that scales to all screen sizes is good, but so far they have not got it right, creating a lot of confusion.
