Surface Pro 3 Can Do It All – Maybe Even Lift the Windows 8 Curse

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by smacktoward • 12 years ago

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hfern• 12 years ago

The surface line of products were actually a pleasure to use for me. I would say that the reason that they are not catching on is that Ms has utterly terrible marketing for it.

Honestly, whoever though that viewers want to see a commercial with a bunch of college kids clicking and clacking the stand on a table in unison instead of showing the actual strengths of the surface being used needs to be fired.

cupofjoakim• 12 years ago

In my experience it's not the hardware that's the problem. On my office's surface 2 pro it feels awesome, but windows 8 lowers the experience greatly. W8 is confusing for first time touch users and nothing feels self explanatory.

For someone who expected a tablet experience it's not good either. It's more of a laptop with a touchscreen than a tablet. One example would be the updates. When I recently reset the surface I had 85 updates to install. While this is fine on a pc, it's not an expected experience on a tablet. You'd want it simpler, with one update to cover them all. Maybe also a version number to make support easier.

I think microsoft should rethink their concept.

axilmar• 12 years ago

It seems like the best of both worlds. I'd really like to buy one of these devices. I really do need a laptop and a tablet with me, depending on the use case.

Casseres• 12 years ago

In that case, I recommend the Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga (not the Ideapad Yoga). I own one, and I think it's the perfect device for Windows 8.1.

Surface Pro 3 Can Do It All – Maybe Even Lift the Windows 8 Curse

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