Are the 'display tabs' (bits on either side of the slot) reserved for the OS only or do apps have ac
robincapper
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So you get the majority of your work tools and chunk of your entertainment for $500/year. Think that's ra
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In reply to red.radar:I'm tending that way too, especially after Groove music 'stole' a track I
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In reply to wright_is:Good point, the whole article is reading too much into a flawed measure
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So "novice" Microsoft are 1-7% worse than the established vendors who've "been innovative in this space f
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Could they just add off-line SD/memory access to the Android app????
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In reply to Joe656x:In NZ store only get the 1 TB for Surface Book with Performance Base,not the std Surface B
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Beats me why the Surface Book isn't just a Surface Pro with mega - more battery, GPU - rigid keyboard bas
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If you have home/pro why not allow transition to/from S on demand. I'd quite like to try it on a lesser s
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Cortana? In this first world English speaking tech savvy country Cortana is as real as Hobbits, no, less real
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What's wrong with October (or whatever month they plan to RTM it)? Maybe they don't have a firm rele
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Hope this isnt just a Surface fix. Have an old i5 Samsung ATIV (similar hardware to Surface inside) and it doe
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Sharp are doing very good Surface Hub like hardware running Windows 10. Leave hardware to 3rd party is sensibl
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In reply to jimchamplin:Same but my 1520 is still going just. Needs the occasional 'flex' when the d
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In reply to jerrynixon:In that I agree, I configured my pass down Samsung ATIV for an 80 year old who had neve
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In reply to Lewk:Same on an old Samsung ATIV i5
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I support quite a few content creators (both via patreon (inc Paul) and direct) so that's not an issue. I
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To me this is just more "damned if they do, damned if they don't". Let's say Microsoft revert to ann
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million? billion
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In reply to hrlngrv:Agree, especially for a device like the "morbidly expensive Surface Studio" (which is actu
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Mine split after just under a year, Microsoft Australia (even though I got in NZ via 3rd party reseller not Mi
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In reply to fanchettes:The problem with basing on Cortana is lots don't have it
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The marking thing is unfortunate but brings to mind a quote from a brilliant, sadly now deceased, British moto
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That keyboard is a deal breaker irrespective of the rest
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In reply to straker135:App dependent, in the mind map app I use probably 75% of the use starts with insert as
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In reply to mbsnl:Agree, ask Microsoft NZ about proper Cortana here and the response is... crickets... Even mo
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I hope they do a Sculpt set with the fingerprint reader. Microsoft converted me to use split ergo keyboards an
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Any Device? WIndows 10 Pro on a phone?
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In reply to dhallman:"All communication in Windows should push through Cortana." would work if Cortana was ava
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In reply to anchovylover:Similar, but more so for me in $NZ
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Who's renewing?
As the anniversary approaches, who's considering not renewing, why?
I'm still undecided, not so much because of the content but more my ability to consume it. The premium articles are fine but I don't have time to see many, lately none, of the daily podcasts.
If I do 'pull the pin' at least one thing will be resolved: the split premium/not comments on articles. It's something I have never liked.
Interested in others views.
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Every time I read "integration with Cortana" a part of me dies... Where is Cortana for the rest of the world?
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Why don't we just wait and see what they come up with before deciding?
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In reply to Stoicjim:That only fixes the US, which although not insignificant, leaves a large chunk of the wor
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Mostly very nice but no SD slot or dual sim is a hugely limiting in most parts of the world
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In reply to wbhite:Agree! Word with ribbon collapsed is fine, and everywhere, and compatible
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My surprise discovery this week is that Chrome can't render a Tiff file. Bizarre when dumb old I.E. can!U
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It's entirely possible, likely that the Story Remix feature will acquire the capabilities shown between n
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Amazon see Ambient computing as another way to sell more stuff. Even if we had Cortana (I mean really Microsof
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In reply to Wizzwith:Autodesk have sold Pixlrhttp://gfxspeak.com/2017/04/25/autodesk-business-transition/
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Isn't just that people love their primary computing device (if they love any) and the PC is no longer tha
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In reply to johnbaxter:Why would a few Windows 10 S machines worry Apple, or do they think it will take off?
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In reply to Vuppe:Sunday: Windows Mobile Hallelujah!: )
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In reply to Vuppe:You can hack Cortana on to Windows here in NZ (but not other platforms) and it is useful wit
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In reply to Narg:"It's just easier to start at home first" Agree but Cortana arrived with Windows 8 when?
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In reply to dhallman:I reckon they'll refresh Surface Book by ditching the lower power versions and makin
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I get why they did a vanilla laptop, besting Mac with touch and pen capability, but really wished there was a
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If PWA's can match native apps I think this is a real game changer. Only question concern is how are stan
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They need to get it on iOS/Android at the same time.
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Just decided my next laptop will be a Surface Book, but wait till v2...? When?
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In reply to johnh3:Now they have essentially given up on Mobile it would be good to have a more W10'ish M
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Regarding "I still have nagging issues with Bluetooth, Live Tile updates, random re-boots, etc." I have W10 on
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At least the reported sales explain the Surface promo's recently. I had hoped they were clearing inventor
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I don't think Microsoft can drop the Surface connector, wasn't there a commitment about the time 4 w
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Caught up to Here maps circa Windows Phone 8!I'm surprised Google maps still doesn't do speed limit
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I forced it onto my old Samsung ATIV i5 hybrid and it was fine apart from having to reload a Samsung Windows 1
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"Bill Gates: “We need 3D, you’re seeing it on things like Xbox where you have Xbox Live for 3d”Off Camer
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Samsung recently updated my S7 to current Android. Not convinced its much better!
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In reply to bbold:Agree Edge on Windows 10 is great. Ironic that I use Chrome (not really willingly) as it is
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In reply to hrlngrv: Maybe Office is UWP ready or Cloud will run Centennial package apps. Recall seeing somewh
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I like that you spent all that time speculating about the event but still really have no idea what Microsoft m
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Curious if no change to current Surface Pro/Book why they are getting 15%+ discount at the moment here (in NZ)
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In reply to Ravi Tx:Looks more goldfish than fighting fish (beta)https://goo.gl/images/icccNJ
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In reply to BoItmanLives:As someone who suffers Windows 7 every day I wonder what you're missing in 10
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I can see the logic of retaining the current connector, and vaguely recall a commitment regarding peripheral c
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"The iPad is now considered a disaster" seems a bit harsh when they managed to flog, best guess, 300 million o
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I think the "value" argument needs to consider several factors. Is it $750-1000 for a phone or your primary, o
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I know Microsoft don't like RTM (manufacturing) so why not just update it to "Release To Mainstream" or "
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Are you sure they 'disappeared' and weren't deleted? Suspect one of my comments, critical of a
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As a premium user I find the split comment system annoying.
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As a premium user I find the split comment system annoying.
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I'd quite like to see SB2 become just an SP5 with a performance base options. Snap on a lightweight
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Cant see how you can claim "Outlook for Android offers the same versatile functionality as does “full” Out
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In reply to Bart:I only save contacts in Outlook.com, on my Samsung they clone to the Samsung contact book (as
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Some things Microsoft need to fix:Outlook Contacts: Inability to create or edit is insaneOutlook Meetings: Ina
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I used on Android, still switch between it and Samsung's default as neither seem as fluent as the Win Mob
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I'll stick to my Sculpt, the separate number keypad is a game changer for me
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In reply to jbuccola:Yes, but Apple doesn't have to deal with OEM so their margin is built into the hardw
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In reply to ben55124:We don't need Alt-Windows!
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In reply to straker135:This may explain Twinui https://ctrl.blog/entry/what-is-twinui
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In reply to robincapper:Now it is 1 hour ago
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In reply to Elindalyne:Odd omission if true (maybe reading list app?)
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In reply to robincapper:Next article is 17 minutes ago
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Odd this shows as posted -3620 seconds ago here in New Zealand
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And it will integrate with Microsoft Health Platform? Yeah Right!
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Is "Flash autorun is turned off by default in Edge" a feature removed, more like a feature added!
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Still doesn't seem many given the 'everyone is streaming everything' mantra in some press.
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In reply to agizmo: You think they'd have a better solution than that. But better than an iPad Pro I gues
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Congratulations, news so good even P Thurrott is smiling, HADOOOOOOOOOP!
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In reply to webdev511:I thought Hololens is Atom + Holographic processor (is that bit ARM?). Maybe they are wa
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Finally got to try a Hololens recently. At least all the negative comments about field of view had lowered my
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In reply to jr.flynn:Agree, months later and find the split comments annoying. I suppose one fix is to become
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In reply to PhilipVasta:At least you have Cortana, still have to fudge region settings here to get it on Windo
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No, gone for me too. I tried it and wasn't a fan, so won't miss, but they better not do the same to
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Still like (and haven't yet broken) my Band. Pity Microsoft didnt : (
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Does the delay introducing show how far out Google book ads? Contractual obligations?
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In reply to Brad Sams:It's a common problem living (a little bit) in the future. I got a ticket response
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Go to Thurrott Now button works for me but the destination will always be blank. Why? Because 'Now'
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I think, since I started with 3.1, Windows Me was the only generation I skipped. Think it was Windows 98 to XP
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Seems very niche, between the Windows requirements and hardware limitations I wonder how much use it gets?
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In reply to Jules Wombat:
Maybe Windows Phone falls into the BBC 'no advertising' policy. Using a phone few ca
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In reply to Narg:
True, know a real Apple fan boy here who has a Fiat running Windows : )
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In reply to glenn8878:
Microsoft use the Here map data base (now owned by a AUDI AG, BMW AG, Daimler AG and re
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In reply to RonH:
Probably, I wish they'd get Cortana in more regions. Here in NZ you have to use Australian r
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In reply to Chris_Kez:
Love this idea!
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Still getting to my inbox
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When I was all Windows (Mobile/Hybrid) I was fine with Edge 99% of the time, the exception being some sites de
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In reply to bassoprofundo:
I agree, the Android Contact feature is not worthy of the Outlook brand. Fix it or
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There is a lot about what it might mean, but this article assumes you know what "Windows Cloud" actually is. C
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Should the first rumours link go to "supermarket-tests-robot-arm-for-packing-your-shopping"?
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How to improve it, sell it in more markets. Rarer than a Windows Phone here!
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In reply to Lewk:
Odd, if you go to Android Settings > Applications > Application Manager > Next
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In reply to Lewk:
I'm using Outlook.com calendar with the Outlook app (with Outlook.com Calendar set as defaul
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Oh well, damned if they do (why did they release this, it's half baked, unreliable or whatever), damned
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There is a market for elegant, but grunty'ish graphics, machines for design presentation, coordination meeting
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In reply to mjyocca:
Me too
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Hard to say, for books I favour Amazon but their Windows support is a dire insult to windows users.
Curiously
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Love my (older wired) QC phones purchased in 2004, replaced by them in 2008, still going
http://rcd.typepad.co
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A modular product line would be great. Image a Surface Pro that becomes a Book with addition of a battery
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In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:
Was replacing a 950XL. Neither Nexus or Pixel have SD card, which was essential
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The only Google+ activity I get is from Google+
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In reply to SleepingPelican:
So could mine until I dropped it, now even Microsoft cant help with that (out of
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I'd rather see the breadcrumb "Forums > Community Feedback > Dev > [message] act as links rather
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Android fragmentation on a new phone
With the death of my Windows Phone the choice was iOS or Android for a new daily driver. For a number of reasons Android won, but no wonder they have fragmentation problems.
Brand new Galaxy S7 Edge, running 6.0.1, software update: "the latest updates have already been installed".
If a premium device doesn't get them out of the box who does?
Meanwhile my half broken old 1520 (intact but intermittent touch response) is bang up to date
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In reply to edboyhan:
Agree. Is a Surface Pro a PC, a tablet or both by their judgment?
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In reply to polloloco51:
Agree, maybe show all with a "Premium" Filter option for those who want. Find t
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In reply to hrlngrv:
Paul's "8 long months" isn't long compared to the years most of the world has been waitin
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In reply to Siv:
I'm now on Android (due to dropping my 950 : ( ) and actually find some of the 'better' apps
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More direct feedback from Microsoft if you can get access. e.g Instead of wondering why Outlook on Android can
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I settled on Outlook.com as primary and don't use gmail or yahoo (yes ISP still using them for their email) fo
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I now hate 7 and, not my choice, still use it at work. Slow to load, buggy old hardware drivers that often are
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In reply to bbold:
Even, annoyingly realist at times! : )
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In reply to bassoprofundo:
Agree, totally bizarre limitation for a mail, calendar contact manager!
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Thought Fred Vogelstein's "Dogfight - How Apple & Google went to war and started a revolution" book captur
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Wonder what the market is, not cheap, but not pro. Is latency (is it transmission between screen & pc
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Home: All Windows 10, Desktop (i5, 8gb ram, 960GTX from local assembler PB Tech), Samsung ATiV Hybrid (i5, 4gb
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In reply to Waethorn:
They used to say 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" but not now if you're stay
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Reminds me of the strategy for Microsoft Health as a platform for all...
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In reply to matsan:
Agree! Cortana is only available here by fudging region settings on Windows (to Australia)
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In reply to Chris_Kez:
Agree
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While not upgrade-able I think the form factor offers some hope of higher powered models. Having the CPU, Memo
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You are so right about smartphones becoming boring. I switched from 950XL to S7 Edge and found no 'new device
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I'm sad to see the Band die as found it a useful productivity tool. Notifications & meeting reminders were
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Given the Studio is in very limited release and not available at all yet in many markets I think your sales pr
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In reply to jbinaz:
Be nice if Microsoft could give the world outside Cortana some idea if it will ever arrive
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Maybe the difference is trust? Apple and Microsoft (Desktop/Win10 Mobile) get updated. Android Phones often do
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In reply to Travis: So true, in NZ a top end Book with Performance Base costs about the same as the
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For machines like high end Book/Studio I think you need to recalibrate cost/value. Yes $3-5k is a lot, esp if
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They look nice, change from black plastic, but I'd prefer Ergo to be the Sculpt form factor with a separate nu
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I dropped my 950XL a couple of weeks ago, no stock at Microsoft NZ and the on-line store person (bot?) said no
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In reply to jimchamplin: http://www.haystack.tv/v/microsoft-surface-studio-ssd-upgrade
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In reply to Brad Sams: Great thanks Brad!
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Mystified why Groove Android isn't seeing downloaded content (music on device or SD card). Is there
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Groove on Android cant see SD card?
Anyone else had this, Groove has an option for download content but isn't seeing the music folder on S7 Edge SD card? Have all the music in OneDrive and can stream fine, how do you get it on the device for off-line use?
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Be nice if Microsoft would just fix this
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:
Might be wrong but I thought the limitation of both Mac Pro & Surface Book to 1
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:
What real x86 apps? I've just switched from WM10 (950XL) to Android because elevati
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Thanks for the Premium Content Menu
That is all, a small change but a good one!
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No apps isn't a problem when you think beyond apps. Agents, services and cloud will make 'the app decade' (or
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I don't see what opportunity is being missed. Echo is just a way for Amazon to sell stuff, apart from Groove m
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In reply to robincapper:
Well, it was!
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In reply to Abazigal: Elegant, not
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What AV are you running on the devices. I found Zone Alarm broke miracast, now just use Defender and it works
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Could you guys take tomorrow off from the podcast and put the time into adding https://www.thurrott.com/tag/pr
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In reply to MutualCore:
What if it ran their apps?
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re "Surface Studio, a device that arguably makes just as little sense as a real-world product" to IT journalis
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7 was great because of Vista, 10 is great because of 8. That's how I see it. Both pioneered change (both UI an
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Are all the product shots done with a black background image to minimise the still present screen bezel?
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In reply to drewidian: They had the 2016 Mac Book Pro design spec that long ago!
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Having read this, and listened to Windows Weekly, I'm increasingly convinced tech journalists are not the righ
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I wrote the spec for this in 2009, I can see a market in design offices at the pricing delivered.
http://rcd.t
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In reply to ulrichr:
does us price include sales tax?
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Nice but touch without pen would annoy me. Don't often use a pen but (having had since Win 8 Samsung ATIV days
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If, and it is a big if, Surface Studio is a high end multi-touch pen enabled 'digital drawing board' runn
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In reply to bbold:
"Except for the badly built strap" seems to be the weak point with more than just Microsoft
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Glad I got a 'grey import' Band 2 when I did. Great device but hard to see a future when Microsoft didn't
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I'm surprised about those numbers (seem low) but glad the company I work for has Office 365. For home up to da
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I wonder if On-Demand Sync is the Shared folder sync mentioned in the OneDrive blog?
