CNN - 5 Ways MSFT Surface may be better than iPad

**amazinglygraceless** · 06-20-2012, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Thunderbuck

Not quite the "same experience" because--with the Pro, at least--you'll also have a full-blown Windows machine, too. For me that isn't just a difference, it's a game-changer.

Could not have said this any better. If MSFT can get this thing right I am all in.

**GreenLeaf182** · 06-20-2012, 10:55 PM

I am really liking where Microsoft is going. I just looked at windows phone 8 and I am liking. I hope Rim can deliver with BB10 otherwise I am going Microsoft.

**theonecid** · 06-21-2012, 07:40 AM

All I gotta say is, people tend to be harsh on BlackBerry...
Have fun with your new crashing tablet

**xandermac** · 06-21-2012, 09:26 AM

It may very well be better but I think they're targeting two separate markets.

**amazinglygraceless** · 06-21-2012, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by theonecid

All I gotta say is, people tend to be harsh on BlackBerry...
Have fun with your new crashing tablet

Right. Because that would NEVER happen with the Playbook:

Does Your Playbook Browser Crash Under 2.0?

Originally Posted by Poll Results

I have never experienced any browser crashing problems. 121 - 13.21%
Browser crashes occasionally, but this hasn't bothered me much. 287 - 31.13%
Browser crashes often (a few times a week). More frequently under OS 2.0 than before. 233 - 25.27%
Browser crashes often (e.g a few times a week). Less frequently under OS 2.0 than before. 54 - 5.86%
Browser crashes daily. More frequently under OS 2.0. 209 - 22.67%
Browser crashes daily. Less frequently under OS 2.0. 18 - 1.95%

**shingi_70** · 06-21-2012, 10:50 AM

Im liking it alot. Depending on tbe battery life im going with the surface pro to replace both a tablet/ultrabook and goomg woth a nokia windows phone 8.

Hopefully the surface has nfc.

**MrRJ** · 06-21-2012, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by theonecid

All I gotta say is, people tend to be harsh on BlackBerry...
Have fun with your new crashing tablet

It's embarrassing to have a crash when they're demonstrating a new product, but this is not really indicative of the final product. I would read more into this if they had said "It's ready. It's on sale in a month. Look at this!" ...and then it crashed...

I'm sure there is still work to be done and a few glitches to be ironed out. I like my 9900, but are there not glitches and the odd crash here and there? Of course not

**Blackberry_boffin** · 06-23-2012, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by amazinglygraceless

I'm running Windows 8 on my netbook now and the UI while taking a bit to get used to is
really quite nice even in a non-touchscreen environment. What were/are your issues?

Mostly
a) The tiles (or icons) are too low def for me, with the GPUs in these things nowadays its a waste.
b) The colours are too loud, just like some of the Lumia devices.