We’ve had the 8 GB Surface Go in the family for a couple of weeks now and I really think the next version could dominate. It’s small and light enough that you can actually use it as a tablet (the Surface Pro is too big and heavy to use as a tablet). It’ll probably have that new chip Qualcomm announced last week, which will probably double the battery life while also improving performance. I’m sure it will have a larger screen and thinner bezels (just like they did going from Pro 3 to Pro 4). That’s pretty much it, the Surface Go is close to perfection for what it is, with a few improvements it could completely dominate, they’ve got the recipe right, just a few tweaks are needed. I could see the Surface Go 2 selling better than the Surface Pro, it’s an amazing device, I think more compelling than the Pro (and not just because of the price)
Bats
<blockquote><em><a href="#382158">In reply to jchampeau:</a></em></blockquote><p>LOL….that's funny!</p>
Bats
<p>You really think it could dominate? LOL….lol….yah, right. </p><p><br></p><p>The Surface Go has no future, if Windows 10 (out of the box) is it's operating system. The best and most optimal use of the Surface Go is perhaps to be a digital notebook. That notebook can consist in the use of OneNote or even Word, but for the other Office Apps? No. I can also see it's use, with regards to a company's deployment of proprietary software, on a "Locked down" Surface Go machine. However, for regular use by everyday people. LOL…no. To be honest, Apple's "What a Computer commercial" was brilliant. </p><p><br></p><p>You also have to factor in Apple's response to this. If it's really true that the iPad Pro is more popular in terms of sales (especially corporate-wise), then this will tell you that the Suface Go still has a tough fight ahead. With Google flanking from the education sector with Chrome OS (and later Fuschia)…that will be tough for Surface Go, as well. Not just that, but Google is in full control of the BROWSER, which is in every single Windows and Mac in the world. Google controls computing on how it's done that way. All that, while Surface GO continues to be on a complex system that not all people (Ages 1-100) can use. </p><p><br></p><p>The bottom line is this, Windows OS is a problem. Like I have said for the past several years, NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE OS. People care about the Apps. If Windows can successfully create a brand new OS, the Surface Go "could" have a shot. Granted that the response from both market leaders, Apple and Google, are tremendously slow,</p>
shameermulji
<blockquote><em><a href="#382167">In reply to Bats:</a></em></blockquote><p>Surface Go 2 with the new Qualcomm 8CX & running Windows "Lite" could work.</p>
skane2600
<blockquote><em><a href="#387225">In reply to lordbaal1:</a></em></blockquote><p>One thing that makes these discussions somewhat ambiguous is the fact that the Surface Go can run two different OS's, the 10S version it is shipped with and the full Windows OS you can upgrade to. The former for the most part can't run X86 apps (since most aren't available in the store and many can't be converted) while the latter can. </p><p><br></p><p>IMO the Surface Go would be an odd choice if running X86 apps was an important capability particularly given the lack of an included keyboard. </p><p><br></p>