[dba-Tech] The latest MS Surface price leak

For a tablet I don't see the cloud as a big negative.  I wouldn't store my
company data there or large docs, etc.  Since you're not going to be doing
any real development work on a tablet.  But, AFAICT, and I'm not a tablet
user, the stuff that Google holds for you is all pretty small but useful
stuff -  calendar, email, contacts, etc.  The rest of its utility seems to
be in the apps - GPS, web surfing for news and other info. 

So I'm wondering if the lack of SD is going to be a problem.  I suppose if
you want to take a couple of movies with you on a long flight.  But you can
store an awful lot of music and books in a couple of GB.  

R

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 6:06 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The latest MS Surface price leak

On 2012-08-14 11:29 PM, Rocky Smolin wrote:
> My son just got himself a Nexus 7.  $199 from Google.  When it came it 
> was already synced with his Google account.  When he turned it on for 
> the first time it said "Hello Noah". It is one slick piece of 
> hardware.  But the hardware is just the medium for the total 
> integration of your life into everything Google.

Right, any tablet running Android 4.0 gets you that kind of integration.

Alas the Nexus has no microSD slot, so you must depend on the cloud. No
thanks.

PB

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>
> Microsoft is not going to win this one on price or even on hardware.
>
> R
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim 
> Lawrence
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 6:05 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: [dba-Tech] The latest MS Surface price leak
>
> Surface tablets rumored to ship with $199 price tag
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/14/surface_199_price_tag/
>
> That price point could change a lot of things.
>
> Jim
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