Comments on: Will You Buy The New Microsoft Surface? [MakeUseOf Poll]

By: Giggity Goebbels

Giggity Goebbels — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 07:29:28 +0000

That is not green at all.waste electricity,those components and etc.thats not very wise.One who thinks your way will say i only have a flat head screwdriver and phillips screwdriver,i should also get a torx screwdriver and this goes on and on till you get pretty much every type of device in earth.some things are just not needed.

By: Prabha Rani

Prabha Rani — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:14:08 +0000

It looks great, but I have to look at it first.

By: Kayla Sonergoran

Kayla Sonergoran — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:43:09 +0000

The fact that so many techies seem to be adamant about saying its better than the iPad even before its release tells me that this thing ain’t worth the price they will surely be asking for.

With MS’s history, the Surface Pro could end up like the MS Tablet PC, the Zune and the Win 7 Phone. MS has the tendency to play catch up or to create technologies that more innovative companies like Apple and Google can take further.

MS seems to do best with Office and gaming software. Maybe its time to forge an entirely new direction and leave tablets to Android and iOS.

By: Praveen Kumar

Praveen Kumar — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 07:17:09 +0000

First will see the surface when it released then will decide to…..
buy or not

By: Shawn Ashree Baba

Shawn Ashree Baba — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:57:24 +0000

The Microsoft Surface looks real sweet! Hoping to get it when it comes out.

By: Yaara Lancet

Yaara Lancet — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 08:07:31 +0000

First of all, I totally agree that there’s no reason to hate or get angry. I love seeing new things, no matter from which company, and at the end of the day, we can each choose what to buy. No body is forcing us to do anything.

I must say, though, that the iPad is not selling for $800-$900. If you want to get the 64GB version with 3G, you’d pay around $800, but the simple models are $500-$600. If Microsoft want to compete with that, they have to get the price right.

By: Yaara Lancet

Yaara Lancet — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 07:58:49 +0000

I think you’re right about apps. If Android tablets are struggling, and there are lots of Android apps, the RT version that only runs Metro apps is bound to have a problem.

The pro version does sound fantastic, I really hope they can get the price right and not go overboard.

By: Rutul

Rutul — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 07:00:08 +0000

Well, first of all, Microsoft always does give licenses to OEMs first. I think October is the month we’ll get to see Surface Tablet. And I don’t know why people hate MS even when they can’t live without their Windows? iPads have failed to give a proper productive machine, I always see tablets as ‘very large PMPs’. With Surface and new Windows, MS can change that. Price? Apple sells iPads around $800-900. We’ll be seeing Surface around $700-900. Stop hating MS, appreciate that they’ve started to innovate again and that could be serious problem of other companies and Incs. Give ‘em chance, try, show their problems/flaws and you’ll get better product next time.

PS: I’m not a MS fanboy neither am Apple fanboy. Just being a jealous or raged person doesn’t make sense guys.

By: Kesigan Marimuthu

Kesigan Marimuthu — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 02:49:50 +0000

Well I think the RT version would be just a direct iPad competitor. I’m not sure just how much value their is in the RT version when the iPad already has a well established ecosystem. Lets not forget that it’s really the app ecosystem that has seen Apple dominate the tablet market. I’ve got an iPad and played with some other tablets. The transformer prime can match the iPad 2 in both hardware and a pretty smooth UI, but the lack of a solid app ecosystem has seen it never threaten the iPads sales. I also feel that if this came out sooner they would have a better chance of cracking the market. by the time Microsoft releases this and windows 8 the next generation iPad launch will be fast approaching. I honestly can’t see this tablet taking many sales away from the iPad until they develop a solid ecosystem of Apps.

The Pro version i feel completely differently about. I think this could be a hugh success. a tablet running the Ivy Bridge intel processors is a mouth watering prospect. Whether I buy this over an ultra book will completely come down to battery life, quality of the display and keyboard, and Price! If Microsoft can get these right it will be a fantastic product.

For those that doubt Microsofts hardware making credentials, take a look at the X-box 360. it is a real solid machine… It will be difficult but with Microsofts resources, they can pull this off.

By: Yaara Lancet

Yaara Lancet — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 06:15:55 +0000

On the long run, I must say I don’t think either copied either. It’s like saying Samsung and HTC copied Apple with their smartphones.

Good technology ends up looking similar, and I think Mac OS X and Windows or Windows Phone and iOS are VERY different, at the end of the day. Even if an initial idea was copied by someone, they’ve taken it to completely different place, and we’re all the better for that.

By: John

John — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:53:27 +0000

Microsoft came before apple so in the long run apple copied Microsoft

By: Ray Shive

Ray Shive — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:03:36 +0000

Like too many Microsoft things I am afraid that it will be buggy and have glitches through some upgrade stages.

By: Ray Shive

Ray Shive — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:02:39 +0000

However, like too many Microsoft things I am afraid that it will be buggy through a few upgrade stages.

By: druv vb

druv vb — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:52:22 +0000

I was saying about using the device almost anywhere except on a table. But it seems impossible with the supplied keyboard.
Using it as a tablet without the keyboard cover is like using any other tablet with another OS.
On-Screen keyboard will surely be available, MS folks are not that stupid…
By the time it arrives on the market, we’ll see how it does with the competition….

By: Yudono Ra

Yudono Ra — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:49:28 +0000

waiting for more update regarding specs and pricing (hopefully the price is “competitive”)