The A series chips have performed better than snapdragon so this should be interesting. A series also means no
Jhambi
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In reply to simont:Nextbit Robin!
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LOL - Microsoft will be putzing around with win32 forever. Apple was able to squash out carbon applications in
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Windows Defender good enough ?
I had always heard that Windows Defender is effective protection and that 3rd party anti-malware software is not really needed. Having watched this video of Malware easily sidestepping Defender is making me reconsider : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXtTgP8JkSk
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In reply to Jules_Wombat:There is no Enterprise or Business phone left after Blackberry bit the dust. Anything
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Kin : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Kin
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In general I agree with Paul. However, windows phone 7 was more polished than the first several android versio
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Windows 11 could run on Linux
Solid points made in this article:
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3438856/call-me-crazy-but-windows-11-could-run-on-linux.amp.html
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Cool :) This is what will draw the kids to Azure. It worked for the kin :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfpAk
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In reply to jimchamplin:CloudReady is great but it is based on Chromium. I would hope an official version woul
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I happen to like ChromeOS over windows. But I wish Google had gone a different direction and released a free v
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In reply to ghostrider:I agree. Folks will look back at this years from now as when Apple started to loose the
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Cortana please spin up an Ubuntu instance on Azure
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Wow what a cluster the current windows group is. I wonder if Nadella has any clue...
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He will come back when Musk is CEO
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Does anyone have an spreadsheet of speculative Microsoft devices/cpu/OS. We can use a vlookup to figure out wh
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Small tablets are basically phones now. The larger 2-1 in Chromebooks can run android apps. I would say that o
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They should go all in and bundle the game pass with a surface all access pass. You get the hardware (surface s
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Surface Andromeda OS = Modern OS = Core OS = Lite OS ?That name doesn't matter. What matters is phone dia
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Seems too little too late once again. The target audience have already moved on to Android, IOS and Chromebook
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Oh wow, this thread is 2 years old. It was just bumped by PeterC yesterday.
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Has Windows on ARM lost steam? It wasn't mentioned at Build and haven't seen any mentions of it in t
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Vice just did a short piece on Huawei and it just reaffirms how shady they are :https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Can someone explain in simple terms how this thing works. Does the kernel run in hyper v ? isn't that mor
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WindowsRT - because every version of windows should come with office baked in.
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Microsoft can and should fix this. But if they remove phone dialer from windows 10, i will be outraged.
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Yea great idea, they should ask their good friends across lake washington how that went.
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So what is the point of continuing feature updates if most people prefer to defer? Might as well throw in the
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A more apt analogy would be the mobile space. Google was successful in pushing Microsoft out with Android
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swappa ? never tried it myself tho. Amazon also has used listings (warehouse)
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In reply to illuminated:They are going in purses and pockets.
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I agree. The only real advantage windows has anymore is gaming, and that may shrink as well. Steam is already
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In reply to BoItmanLives:Look at neverware cloudready. I replaced windows 10 on a machine with 2 GB of RAM wit
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Ok. I thought this was going to be about the Atlassian product 😁
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Same here. I'll try again tomorrow.
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Surface GoSurface HeadphonesUgly Windows sweater (Large)
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Surface GoSurface HeadphonesUgly Windows sweater (Large)
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Better be fanless. Also Huawei is state spy company. Who knows what backdoors are baked into this thing.
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In reply to DataMeister:Apple Car, I was promised an Apple Car. Where is my Apple Car ?
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I like that windows is not another *nix variant. It would be neat if they pulled singularity out of the bin
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what will happen to IE ? will it continue on as a relic within windows 10 system32 folder just like its good f
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In reply to lordbaal1:edge on android/ios already use the chrome rendering engine. Next up, swap out the NT ke
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In reply to longhorn:*claps* I think you hit the nail on the head. I would like to add that even with its faul
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Surface Pro – almost there just need usb-c and maybe longer battery lifeSurface Laptop - I dont like Alcanta
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I'm sure there is plan once the laptops move to the A series chips. Until then have a look at the Pixel S
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Meh. Call me when windows on arm is actually relevant.
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In reply to EZAB:I agree. I never understood why folks cling to windows 7. There are so many under the hood im
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Does anyone actually use openshift over Azure and AWS?
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"We have fully investigated all reports of data loss, identified and fixed all known issues in the update, and
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That is the most expensive expensive headset in the world! and it doesn't appeal to business customers be
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So there is Skype, "your phone" and the messaging app...clear as mud
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Isn't Apple also going to dump intel for their in house A chips? Goodbye x86
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Maybe it would be ok for watching Netflix. I had a Fire HD 8 and to me its interface was a slog with 1.5 gig o
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According to Wikipedia Go-Gurt is known as Yoplait Tubes in Canada.
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Meh, don't buy the first gen of any surface product.
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In reply to ghostrider:Yea I was hoping for a Bixby-Cortana 'partnership' ;P
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"Can MS. actually release something decent? "No
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I have a Moto right now and its a double twist of the wrist which I find convenient when out and about.
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I completely agree most people I know either use iMessage or Whatsapp
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Besides gamers, who buys this form factor anymore?. Most business have switched to laptop/docking station.
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Spectre vulnerability quashed in the firmware on release ?
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I agree with Paul. A chromebook with these specs would be fine, but windows has heft and once you start runnin
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I cant wait for Andromeda. I'm going to connect it to the Ford sync powered by Microsoft in my car. I wil
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If you don't care about sports, philo has a decent package for $16
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In reply to roastedwookie:Umm I think you are referring to Nadella? what exactly has he done to offend users a
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Yea xbox will become a subscription service itself. Blade Shadow is already doing this. Will MS get the formul
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Linus must be proud.
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In reply to Rob_Wade: "And even as I test out Android--and try to make it into as much of a Windows experience
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Itanium is probably what you are looking for but your OS choices will be limited. Better to just buy a chipset
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Great article . Nextbit had similar aspirations with the Robin. Microsoft should have partnered with Samsung t
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In reply to FalseAgent:Are you kidding ? That Cortana enabled Thermostat is flying off the shelves
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"But Microsoft is also competing with Apple and the iPad, both in education and in vertical markets....Microso
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If they want to go with lower end hardware why not use Windows 10 lean instead?. Pro will be bogged down with
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In reply to Markiz von Schnitzel:Exactly.. What does this do that a regular whiteboard or projector doesnt ? T
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In reply to pbsie:Meh, next year MS will offload surface to another company.Much like the IBM-> Lenovo deal
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I'm glad they left phone dialer alone. Maybe the next build will include 10 speed dial slots instead of 8
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Will Windows Lean be able to play full fledged games ? What do you think about it ?
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Surface Laptop2
Out of all the surface offerings, I like the surface laptop the most. Lets speculate on what the second generation will offer.Will it simply be a CPU refresh? I would like to see a thunderbolt or USB-C port. Will the 4gb ram version be dropped?
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Wasn't there a recent report that Apple move icloud hosting to Google ? icloud doest count as Apple?
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NT4 was clean and lean. I do remember liking service pack 4 which added some shell updates that were in window
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Good luck explaining this to the average Joe walking into Best buy. What a mess.
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Which city will land Amazon HQ2 ?
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In reply to ghostrider:Well said. There is also Yoda's advice about failure that MS could take heed of ;)
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Another bit of irony is that Microsoft recently killed off kinect. Which is the only way to use Cortana on the
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KB4056892 - Windows update just installed it, pending restart. Hopefully doesn't slow down too much
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In reply to seapea:I don't either. Guess Paul holds AMD in poor regard for some reason...
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In reply to mariusmuntensky:Exactly. Why would I pay that much for a crippled Windows device. Most folks alrea
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The best startup animation is the original Apple TV IMHOhttps://youtu.be/gYAQVuQJt4s
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In reply to euskalzabe:Agree. I had a Moto G4 Play that easily lasted 2 days. The specs on the G4 play were be
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So Google Home and Echo devices offer free calling to US/Canada. Why only 6 months of Skype ? That feature alo
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I agree. Trying to play "gotcha" accomplishes nothing of value. Google has Its share of security (android)prob
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In reply to Roger Ramjet:I guess. No need to be smug about it though, especially since the author has made the
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LOL - Microsoft Bob v2.0
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So the answer to the rhetorical question in the title of this article is : "It doesnt change things. At least
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In reply to PeteMiles:Is there anything wrong with that ?
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In reply to ghostrider:Negative press ? I would say your average Joe samsung/iphone user didnt even know Groov
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I kinda feel bad for them. The tag "one more thing" has lost all of its thunder. It was pretty great a decade
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In reply to hrlngrv:Oh you mean like the hefty margins for Lumia devices and XBOX. Most OEMs already have thei
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If cloud is what they are good at then maybe they should double down on that. Maybe not abandon devices comple
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how long until my lumia 920 becomes a collectors item ?
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If Microsoft is serious about taking on Chromebooks, they need to present the value proposition with 10S. And
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This announcement drums up some publicity and interest, but by the time it gets anywhere near release most wil
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Ah fond memories of my 920. It was built like a tank and it felt like it weighed as much too. The windows devi
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This seems pretty reasonable for a non gamer like me. I don't have to invest in a new console and games.
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Oof...win32 will not go down without a fight. Sorry windows try as you might it will always be about the legac
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I'm not a gamer but the specs seem impressive. Though it remains to be seen how well the heat management
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I see the average joe buying a laptop with this. Finding out that he needs to "upgrade" to run a win32 app or
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I recall an article you wrote some time ago proclaiming that Windows RT is the future of Windows. I guess this
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This is google's territory. If MS thinks they can do a better job then great. I'm not holding my bre
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Why so late all the time? This is what RT / original surface should have been. Maybe business will adopt this
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My Grandpa likes WP because its easy to read. I'll pick up an X3 for him when they are $100 next year
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Once again the market will be cornered by Google/Apple/Amazon before MS puts something on the shelf. Sure it m