[dba-Tech] MS launch of Surface range

Well, it has been proven that people will pay a premium price for good
quality, cutting edge technology especially if it looks really slick. 

The new surface has all the above qualities so there is no reason it will
not be successful. Win8 will have to succeed in tablet form but that is what
it is designed for.

Jim  

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From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 2:42 AM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] MS launch of Surface range

Hi Hans et al

It looks like the clever keyboard cover is not "just another keyboard":

http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/whats-unique-about-mi
crosofts-surface-tablet-touch-cover-1085941

/gustav


>>> hans.andersen at phulse.com 20-06-12 6:39 >>>

A tablet of any sort, keyboard or not, surface or alternative, is always
going to be a very poor environment for software development. The hardware
isn't going to be powerful enough to do serious programming (ie. running
Visual Studio or SQL Server) and from what I can tell from the pictures, the
keyboard was designed with style in mind rather than function - which is
fine for casual use, but I imagine any serious developer will find it
frustrating, perhaps to the same extent as with a tiny netbooks keyboard and
why thats not a good platform for software development.

If you have the money to blow and you are a huge Microsoft fan, then this
looks to be a decent tablet and a good attempt by MS, but I honestly would
not call it anywhere near the best that is out there and there is nothing
ground breaking here. There are plenty of android tablets out there that are
pretty good, if an ipad is not your thing and they all have really cool
keyboard addons.

I am only puzzled why MS let the price be so high, because this is going to
be a major sticking point for consumers and when faced with a choice of
Windows RT and an iPad or any Android tablet, I think any consumer would go
for Android/iPad hands down, because that is what everyone else is using and
they have a much more developed eco-system. This is the same reason why
Windows Phone 7 is struggling to even make a dent in the mobile market ( ie.
its in the 'Other' category meaning it only takes a portion of the 4.8% in
this category - from source:
http://www.slashgear.com/android-and-ios-swallow-global-smart-device-market-
19234683/ ).

Tablets are not development platforms, that's pretty obvious and you'd want
a laptop or desktop for that sort of stuff. Businesses have use for tablets,
but I guess not in the way you are thinking. I see a lot of businesses
switching their POS clients with ipads or using it for conferences and
meetings. It makes sense, but if you haven't ever even used one, then I can
understand why its a bit hard to imagine.

Hans

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