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Originally Posted by jigg
you clearly haven't read anything about Windows 8 development
They're releasing an ARM tablet and an x86 tablet - Surface and Surface Pro.
Surface with 31W battery (bigger than iPad 3) and Surface Pro with 41W battery
Windows 8 as a whole has been gutted and uses less ram in desktop mode than Windows 7. The Window RT tablet (will only have metro tiles and apps) will have no fans. The Surface Pro has a Core i5 and is as thick as a MacBook AIR
nice try
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Nah, I haven't read anything about Windows 8 development because I'm a buffoon and know nothing about computers.
What I do know is this, Windows 8 in it's beta form is broken and badly flawed. It's much more resource intensive than I am sure Microsoft have designed it to be. It will chew through battery life as a result.
These Surface notebooks with detachable keyboards are not going to be any match for Android or iOS tablets simply because they miss the point of what a tablet should be.
The only thing I can see these machines doing is to cannibalize the ultrabook market and perhaps gain a few users who seem to think that running full blown Windows on a Tablet is a thing worth doing.
This product is more expensive than any other tablet to boot with half the battery life. I don't get it, neither will most people and as a result iPads and to a lesser extent Android tablets will continue to fly off the shelves while boxes of Surface machines gather dust.