It is not about the office buildings. It is about productivity. Bottom line. Some people are honest about thei
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I think you are right. It will be gaming, industrial design, and medical use that it does take off. Out of thi
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Not sure I can agree with the "Control Your Own Destiny" reason. There is nothing that Apple PCs can do that a
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K. That was faster than I had expected Intel to exceed Apple's gambit with their own silicon. If Intel continu
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This is exactly why Microsoft ditched Cortana Devices and the Band. Everything that we think is great today wi
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It is running Windows 11 so I would think it does support TPM 2.0 .
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Just curious, what OS do you think has a better PC OS interface than Windows 11?
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Really? The "constraints"? It is aesthetically displeasing to look at. As simple as that. You stare at your sc
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Oh boy, where to start? Let's address the "It's 2021 and 98% (or more) of computers in the world do not have t
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I can't ever say I have been delighted by any OS but I can say Windows 11 is the best OS I have ever used. An
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That was not my point. It was the slimy effort to compare nearly two year old processors to theirs. The differ
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Sure maybe in 3/5 /7 years. But no serious gamers, or any one that wants to play AAA games, will purchase thes
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It's not needed. If you prefer we can just refer to it as a very poor design.
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Many people do not understand Rosetta, it does not allow an instance of Windows, which would enable the abilit
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Touchscreen - its 2021 for goodness sake. There is only one reason to not include it , iPad. It is not due to
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Doubt that. PC manufactures don’t look to Apple for their future, they look to Microsoft and their Surface D
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Good luck with that. And you do realize Apple was sucker punching everyone again comparing almost a two year o
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Fair enough; your point highlights another reason Windows is the superior platform. Nothing beats having optio
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I gather you are not gaming anymore with your M1 MacBook Air? Why would a gamer buy an M1 based laptop since i
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Still stuck with less features and macOS....
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Pick up a Surface Device with pen and touchscreen capabilities + Windows 11 is a no brainer compared to these.
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Of course. I can't imagine going back to Windows 10. And Windows 11 is just so far ahead of any other OS. It i
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Not meaning to be harsh. There are so many silly comments regarding Windows at times on this site that it is o
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"Windows is better than BSD?"What are you referring to? If it is the Blue Screen of Death I, nor anyone in my
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I fully agree with you that, until Windows 11 hit, iPad was the best solution for a tablet. That's why it was
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Lol!
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Guess you don't really know you are talking about when it comes to OSs. Windows 11 destroys macOS - it is simp
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I think you are bang on with your assessment. There is a segment of consumers that want the "best" devices but
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I have already got the Surface Go 3 and it is so much better than my iPad Air. Apple really messed up the inte
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I am in awe of the Surface Studio Laptop. I think it is probably the best pc I have ever owned. It's a beast a
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Hi Wright_is, You are generally pretty even in your feedback. When it comes to OSs however macOS is very poor
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The problem with anything Apple PC is macOS - it is not even close to how good Windows is. Throwing down good
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Saying that the changes to one feature makes the overall OS objectively worse is interesting at best. For me I
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I guess being visually more appealing, nicer apps, better start bar, better security, oh and yeah the coming A
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Oh so you think everything Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft et all is about money?! Lol, of course it is about
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The start bar is all about mobile devices. It really isn't about the PC. I personally love it instead of it be
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There is nothing in Windows 11 that makes it a "worse OS" as opposed to a more improved version of the OS.
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Yup. Windows 11 is simply a better version of Windows 10. Choosing not to upgrade to it is fine, but no one sh
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I will let you know if you are right after our Gos arrive this week. I have a feeling that Windows 11 will be
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This is common sense. Having 5 chargers produced for 5 different devices, that someone may own, when they shou
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Our iMac graphics team was salivating over it this morning. There's nothing like it for creatives - its simply
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We picked up Surface Duo 2s for some of our team, some Go 3s, and Studio laptops. We are finally getting rid o
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Apple is getting long in the tooth. This is fresh and a good view of Windows 11 being cool. It is successful f
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Agreed. It is a rule that applies to all companies.
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It can reduce the cost of the items purchased. Pretty simple. It can increase the profitability of the app cre
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Netflix and the other big streaming companies recently cutoff all of their servers. I wonder if this is their
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This is fantastic. And for those complaining it should be open - I will bet you dollars to cents that any mus
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Apple has nowhere to move further on their ridiculous pricing. Google....what can they really do? They simply
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You are bang on. I have not seen anyone mention this. If Windows 11 now runs Android apps Microsoft can leave
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Android apps on Windows?! That is a killer feature. There in nothing left special for Apple anymore. Impressed
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We have two old ipad Airs. They will be gone once Windows 11 hits - much nicer than iOS and better for games f
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Looks life Microsoft may have finally cracked the tablet user interface. All the power of the desktop but with
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-gasoline-prices-rising-high-162200876.html#:~:text=And%20that%20trend%20wil
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That is absolutely incorrect.
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Game changing.
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Curtis, I have never, like ever, talked to someone who has bought a new Apple device that has not been raving
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I wanted to soften it somewhat but editing is gone now. Look Apple is going it all alone and we have no idea t
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Is editing gone? That last post was for someone else. Anyone know why we can't edit anymore?
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That's my point, the other processor companies are not going anywhere and now the fuse is lit.
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Oh yeah don't believe that in decade everything could be very different. If you have followed tech for a few d
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Sure but what it is doing is underlining the preference for Window as the OS of choice for business and consum
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In reply to toukale:That is not a solid argument. Consumers have no idea how they are being impacted; ignoranc
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This is a good article. I find the Duo to be excellent and prefer the wider screen design to traditional smart
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In reply to Bart:That is not a bad idea.
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In reply to fishnet37222:Bingo
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In reply to ken10:We have surface studios throughout our company and they are super reliable. And you are righ
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In reply to fishnet37222:Yikes. Keep living in the 80's man. Once our team started with touchscreens they
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In reply to djross95:? Those iMacs will never find a home in our company. And who's up for buying one wi
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In reply to jcbeckman:K. That's cool then- thx. Letting you pick a graphic of your choice is a nice featu
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In reply to Interloper:First thing I thought when I saw them. They look like a cheaper version of an iMac.
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In reply to ngc224:Lol. You like that stuff? The iMac design is a major step backwards. You can tell John Ivey
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Many 4k monitors have a 3.5m audio output - if you have this, your monitor is receiving the audio via the HDMI
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In reply to pecosbob04:Well mine is yellow; guess yours is Rose colored?It is an Intel ad for Intel. It's
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In reply to dftf:The ending of the reps recommendation could go so many ways. AMD should be bucking up its mar
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In reply to bkkcanuck:It is marketing, marketing can be competitive, and Intel knows that they need to communi
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In reply to dftf:Well it is Intel highlighting the benefits of their platform. If AMD would like to do it then
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In reply to dftf:Cost, now flexibility, open ecosystem. Did you really need it spelled out?
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In reply to crunchyfrog:The opposite of pointless - the campaign clearly points out the benefits of Windows PC
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In reply to Winner:Don't think so. What they are doing is finally standing up for the platform properly.
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In reply to dftf:Apples insistence to not supporting touchscreens is simple pathetic.
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In reply to shark47:That is far too general. There are tons of consumers that can afford macs wouldn't wa
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In reply to crunchyfrog:Lol. Comparative marketing can very powerful. And most purchasers of Macs have no idea
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In reply to SvenJ:???
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It's a stunning success story. The revenues are staggering.
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In reply to djross95:Pen and Keyboard are included in the special pricing - just look at the photo at the top
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In reply to paul-thurrott:K what are the lies in the ad? Cause I am not finding any lies.
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In reply to hrlngrv:Thanks I have been reprimanding for lack of proper research on the market share ?
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Yes Paul I am not disputing that. What I am debating is the constant drone of MacOS
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Paul,I actually believe the comments that I post. Sorry if I did not know that Appl
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In reply to jimchamplin:That's it? K that gave me a chuckle.
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In reply to jwpear:There are many ways to hype a feature - Apple is the master of promoting devices that are n
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In reply to JustMe:Hey JustMe,Actually if you simply look at the still photo at the top of this article it cle
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In reply to hrlngrv:Not at all. Who cares about how much they make - its pushing the myth of a better OS, rad
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In reply to crunchyfrog:Cause Apple is telling consumers with how amazing their PCs are when in fact you are s
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In reply to crunchyfrog:Oh Deceptive. That's an interesting take - it is simply stating the facts. You sh
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In reply to djross95:LOL! That's the most defensive post yet. Look the Surface Pro is the better option -
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In reply to hrlngrv:?The Apple MacOS current market share really supports your comments.
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In reply to markbyrn:Yup. Mac PC's with a massive 7.9% market share in 2020 crazy to think PC's comp
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In reply to bhofer:Yes apps on the ipad as they were not available. Now how many iPads gather dust....Devs are
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In reply to hrlngrv:Only devs or people coding that talk in the same way you do about the store. Users could c
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In reply to ikjadoon:Microsoft wants to unify mobile devices and Windows 10 devices.
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In reply to Waethorn:Lol! The world of PC gaming is absolutely not about iOS games.
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In reply to Waethorn:It doesn't matter which feature is the fastest on an Apple PC. It is a MacOS machine
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In reply to Waethorn:Yup that all anyone wants is to run a bunch of mobile phone apps on their PC - what a jok
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Boom! And the Apple bubble goes Pop!This ad simply nailed it - too little for way too much money. Kudos to MS
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In reply to RobertJasiek:Bizarre
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In reply to glenn8878:They now are offering an alternative to Chromebooks.
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In reply to Mike_Peluso:Being Windows is its trump card. Kids are using Chromebooks in their first years and t
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In reply to nbplopes:Not having an alternative for a Chromebook. Mainly for education.
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:It will not confuse the target audience they are after. While we have seen Chromebo
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22.8 Million Macs; very impressive for one company. However it is clear that many developers, and some tech fi
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In reply to ghostrider:How do your comments make any sense? Should there be no option for people stuck at home
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In reply to SvenJ:I have not paid attention to this. I really don't get upset with new features. I either
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In reply to paul-thurrott:I think that is an excellent idea. Windows has a much more more difficult road to sa
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In reply to paul-thurrott:I think there is divide between the users of this site and average consumers. Window
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In reply to SherlockHolmes:Probably the ones that do not look at windows like it is Linux box...
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:?
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I see nothing wrong with this. Why must Windows not be allowed to add consumer or mobile features? Afterall mo
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In reply to Vladimir:I would have the same attitude towards a Surface device that comes out this year with an
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In reply to Vladimir:M1 mini is brand new on the market and while you seem to be in love with it, as many on t
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In reply to behindmyscreen:This I was unaware of; does it handle a higher refresh rate? All I can find is 60hz
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In reply to Vladimir:I do not believe that USB4 or Thunderbolt 3 supports any form of HDCP. Also my understan
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In reply to wunderbar:That would make sense. It really limits the device by having only 2.0 though for any typ
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HDMI 2.0 seems odd. Why would they not include HDMI 2.1?
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In reply to bkkcanuck:"I have no problem finding scaling under macOS"Yes you can find scaling as three basic r
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In reply to curtisspendlove:"And the fact remains that I just get way more work done on macOS than either Linu
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In reply to wright_is:This is fair comment - not sure I would call it great but yeah it works for general user
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In reply to curtisspendlove:Curtis,Just Ben Franklin the features of both - it's not opinion its a fact.
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In reply to bkkcanuck:Simple Windows 10 is more user friendly and more flexible than MacOS. Someone, I believe
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In reply to behindmyscreen:It's simply Apple arrogance manifesting in the pricing that seems to be upsett
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In reply to MikeGalos:Agreed. They are really going after their users here. They can't help but try and s
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Nothing. Apple OS's just can't compare to Windows 10. And driving Mobile apps backwards to PC's
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In reply to ryguy:Why not use the Windows app instead?
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In reply to lvthunder:From the hearings."Apple is the leading smartphone and mobile vendor in the United State
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In reply to Ruvger:There are approx. 1.8 millions apps in the Apple app store let's say there is an avera
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In reply to lvthunder:Even Walmart is kept in check from, and by, their competitors. If consumers could only g
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In reply to Chris_Kez:Yes Walmart is a good negotiator with their suppliers - what's the point? Consumers
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In reply to lvthunder:You can't apply the "retail" model to this. In retail there is competition that kee
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In reply to lvthunder:?
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In reply to lvthunder:You can't be serious with your comments. Users should be able to gain access to app
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"Surface revenues increased 37 percent and Windows Pro revenues from PC makers grew 31 percent, driven by cons
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In reply to lvthunder:That is not a comparable analogy. If my product was listed in a supermarket that had a s
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In reply to DocPaul:Don’t you already own a phone? Trade it in...
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With the trade in values on other devices no one is going to end up paying the retail price. Looks like the Du
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In reply to red.radar:Compare Apples to Apples. Galaxy Fold would equal 6 iPads and iPhone 12 x 2 and duct tap
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In reply to jchampeau:The screen thing should have been written up differently but the underlying point it th
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In reply to paul-thurrott:How is iOS more future proof than Android? IOS has less than a 20% global market sha
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In reply to remc86007:My wife wants it too and she has an iPhone as well.
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Paul, Think you should slow down a bit. The article clearly states the device “...opens up...” to be the t
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Lol! I guess with some fancy duct tape work you could pretended to have working dua
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In reply to reefer:This is the interesting attack vector - how many consumer users are business people ?
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In reply to gpmpapas:I think it will take over where businesses truly care about security and are the ones pay
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In reply to mtalinm:Galaxy fold is cool tech but the screen format is wrong in my books. Microsoft got the siz
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In reply to JerryH:For me the first instant feature I cannot wait for is expanded screen space for my emails.
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In reply to MichaelMDiv:Market was not ready for this. It is now and the advantages of it simply out weight a
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In reply to ndelena:If you re-watch the Panos launch of the device he said we would be surprised by the cost.
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In reply to navarac:As opposed to what? Crazily over priced iPhones? Why don't we wait until we hear how
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In reply to TFinch:It comes with an external camera.
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In reply to Roncerr:Panos has been putting up some images on his twitter feed. Looks like there is cool case f
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In reply to Andrey_Medvedev:I always found it funny that Apple made wearing corded earbuds look cool when the
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In reply to digiguy:We are also on the verge of major technology innovations coming to batteries within the ne
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In reply to compunut:This why we lead the world. Its capitalism at play and now we have a new improvement to q
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In reply to curtisspendlove:"Simple examples for sure. I mean all of that is pretty easily accomplished with a
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In reply to Jamie_Webster:There are so many; here are a few very basic examples, the ability to expand out sel
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In reply to curtisspendlove:It's not just that working with Office365 will be better, its what we can do
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In reply to John_Craig:Zero risk. ?"Something that's tried and tested" Single screen iPhones with Office3
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In reply to bkkcanuck:Thanks for the effort to try to understand the initiative. All our apps run on single sc
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Yes. We are leaving iPhones behind and our company is transitioning away from it as well. We will be rolling o
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In reply to shameermulji:That's obvious isn't it?Current market share for MacOS still makes it clear
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In reply to curtisspendlove:I am hearing the opposite. I guess the difference is real business dev efforts vs
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In reply to jwpear:It's brand new. What's the rush? Looks like they are addressing issues that Micro
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In reply to Pbike908:That's exactly what Microsoft has been working towards for several years now. The Yo
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In reply to wright_is:I agree that I don't understand why updating the interface is such a big deal - it
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Paul, It is not a stretch to say that with the limited market share of MacOS, relati
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Paul, Are you sure that these two segments for Microsoft are not profitable?
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In reply to hrlngrv:I think the topic was whether the Surface brand has been a failure; which is has not. Has
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In reply to hrlngrv:Interesting to see the increase for Linux; pretty cool actually. It's a relatively la
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In reply to djross95:Wrongo dongo! This is what Microsoft has been working towards for years now. Windows is n
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In reply to digiguy:"Even the Surface, while somewhat successful, have never really taken off..." A $5 billion
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In reply to pierre_masse:Eat the market instantly? Geez you are in another world. Keep dreaming.
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In reply to RobertJasiek:?
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In reply to lloyd2112:You do realize that while Microsoft has been doing so poorly that Mac market share of th
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In reply to darkgrayknight:Being pragmatic I pointed out to one of our lead developers that he could actually
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In reply to klhyvcfxe2_vtni56y:Apple has basically killed the Mac themselves over the last 5-8 years. The curr
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In reply to anderb:We have been forced to buy new Apple equipment or we cannot compile for iOS. It's path
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In reply to jdawgnoonan:The consistency argument is from developers not users. It is minor and not a factor wh
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In reply to Vladimir:I have watch people get started with Windows 10 installs and Apple iMac setup - Windows w
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Paul, I stated that the Duo completes Microsoft's ecosystem vs Apples complete
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In reply to gabbrunner:I can't see it that way. The Mac line up and OSX are horribly dated in my eyes. No
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In reply to Daishi:You know not what you are talking about. The form factor of the Surface Duo is going to all
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Nice to see facts....
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In reply to GT_Tecolotecreek:Hey I did just read the article and based on that everything I have said stands.
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In reply to dcdevito:Right back at you Woz ?
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In reply to jdawgnoonan:We can agree to disagree.If you think Apple is going to lead the way in amazing new de
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Almost everyone one here is missing it. This move has been in the planning stage for a few years. It is a defe
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In reply to sgbassett:Exactly - Apple is still Apple and they can get pumped all they want about a new process
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In reply to wright_is:Our whole company is moving off of iPhones to Android as it is an open platform and we w
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In reply to lvthunder:That model has virtually disappeared almost 20 years ago. In my last business all purcha
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In reply to lvthunder:That's simple - iOS is now a dominant platform that is restricting user's acce
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They are prepping for their products release. If the details Tile states are true, it's pretty clear. Whe
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In reply to madthinus:When everything returns to normal so should the tech sector for device sales.
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In reply to lvthunder:Yes but this is the trick to winning MarketShare. Even if it is not a primary need for T
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In reply to Waethorn:You are correct, and one of the reasons I say respectable business management has left th
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In reply to Waethorn:The issue is not the hardware. The main issue lies with development houses. An example of
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In reply to steam960:You and a gazillion more people as well. Since a Windows PC is what much of the world wor
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In reply to Bart:You got that wrong. In 2009 he was the guy that warned Jobs about the design problems. Jobs d
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Good to see Apple is focusing on important acquisitions like this....
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In reply to Hypnotoad:We are. Entire sales force will be moving to Duo's to increase productivity, reduce
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In reply to Stooks:Try telling someone with a nice Windows laptop to switch to a smaller screen ipad instead -
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In reply to Winner:I highly doubt it. They will be iOS or OSX devices - they will not gain on Windows PCs. If
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This leak is typical of a company working hard to prepare for a competitor's pending new solutions. So we
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Smart move.
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In reply to lvthunder:You don't think they pay attention to a competitor like Microsoft? Okey-doke ?
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In reply to crunchyfrog:That's a real question? Microsoft or Apple for support? Microsoft.
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In reply to MarkPow:I don't think there is any blow coming to the Windows PC industry from this. Apple is
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Paul,Have you stepped back and looked at this from a different perspective? One where Apple is worried about D
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In reply to sabertooth920:Simple get the Neo. ;-)
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In reply to bnyklue:Wrongo Dongo!!What has the power to severely impact iPads is the Surface Neo. A keyboard w
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In reply to bnyklue:I think you are living in the 80's or 90's when you lump Microsoft into a commen
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In reply to starkover:Thanks for posting this. Good information on this page.
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If we can now run any Windows software on a Windows 10x device then Microsoft has a massive win going forward.
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In reply to thalter:? Good luck getting an iPad to do an upgrade that fast. That is an amazing upgrade speed.
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That's funny - always a different way to look at something. ;-)
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It appears thinner than my iPhone, and looks light. We are developing sales team mobility applications and the
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In reply to Pierre Masse:It is based on Android.
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Paul, Time to get to work on the Suface Duo SDK with this! It would be interesting to see where your creativit
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In reply to Ben Lee:RM is correct. It is 100 million students on Windows 10 PCs. This does mean there is most
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Okay the 100 million students on Windows 10 PCs turned everything upside down for me. I thought Chrome and App
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In reply to chrishilton1:With a sales force they tend to be hard on the equipment. Everything from dents, to f
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In reply to paul-thurrott:I agree. As long as the laptops are kept in good condition they can go many years pa
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In reply to hrlngrv:I think I have been saying it for 2 years; and me thinks I was/am right. ?
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In reply to evox81:Bad leadership at Google.
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In reply to wright_is:I think Paul was being generous with Google's efforts to make it into something but
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In reply to willc:Quite the opposite - Chromebooks kept getting good write ups. It has simply failed against a
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In reply to glenn8878:Chromebooks are a dead platform. You can't even draw a remote comparison to the Win
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This goes to show the leadership of Google is still drifting in the wrong direction. The idea of a Chromebook
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In reply to paul-thurrott:”Sell to the classes, drink with the masses. Sell to the masses drink with the cla
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Surface Pro X tablet
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In reply to Thom77:Sounds like you don't understand that they have different teams for different areas of
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Very nice to see the progress.
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In reply to Saarek:If you are modeling data buy a Windows 10 PC and save the money. Apple for data modeling ma
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In reply to Saarek:A good value compared to what?
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Just buy a fully loaded Windows 10 Desktop - Windows 10 and Adobe > OSX and Adobe. The entry level Mac Pro
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In reply to jboman32768:Thanks for the recommendation. For now we use iPhones and end of next year our team wi
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Paul,I know at $3.5K this is over the top expensive for my following question; would this be a good option wh
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In reply to Chris_Kez:I believe this is why MS opted out of the race to control home AI. Amazon did it to keep
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In reply to jaboonday:And us.
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In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:Google's products are not good enough for anyone to give away their privacy
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In reply to reefer:Tried using OSX or Chrome OS lately? Windows 10 is so much better designed; comments like y
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In reply to Thom77:Try to??Microsoft took that crown away from Apple years ago.There is simply nothing excitin
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Could the rumoured dual screen device allow for a different desktop on each screen for some reason? Then drag
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In reply to Eric_Rasmussen:I am happy that your children love them. If people really loved them, and were usin
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In reply to red.radar:Bingo....
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In reply to hrlngrv:Predictions of demise? It is dead. What do you need to prove it? Would less than .5% marke
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In reply to Pungkuss:Sorry but that stat has gotten worse. Over the last year it has dropped from up to 2% to
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Brutal usage stats for Chrome OS - under 1% now...whatever these paper weights are being used for is anyone�
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Off topic...anyone notice Chrome OS Usage / Market share has crashed; in all reports I can find it is now unde
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In reply to madthinus:My company would love a Microsoft Windows based solution - iPhones don't cut it and
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In reply to paul-thurrott:I think we are going to see an announcement of a larger version of it this fall. The
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In reply to Chris_Kez:You left Office 365 for G Suite? - you are getting what you deserve. ?
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In reply to Minke:Sorry but Google is never to be trusted. You are the product they sell and until people wake
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In reply to wright_is:We encourage our team to not have two phones. It is a waste of money for our team member
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In reply to Chris_Kez:I would disagree. Paul is bang on.If Microsoft did not support iPad with Office it would
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In reply to Stooks:It is called moving the Windows platform forward. AKA Innovation. MS has probably the best
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In reply to saint4eva:Duh.....?
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In reply to kennyb:Its a Surface product....
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This is supposed to show how they are at the top of game with the best PC possible.... Apple has a leadership
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In reply to simont:I am surprised they have gone and done another fully separate OS. From my experience Apple
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In reply to jaredthegeek:MS is in no danger from iPads or Macs. Both of these platforms are stale and even our
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:If it is in a form factor of the iPad mini but folds out with two screens it could
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In reply to hrlngrv:This mantra is so wrong over touchscreens. We have Surface studio's and Acer touchscr
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In reply to derylmccarty:Funny I am standing here with my Yeti and all Surface components - but...I do have tw
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Don't forget CBS and DC Universe. I think Apple will do okay with the most loyal of their customers just
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Getting ready for Andromeda....
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In reply to wright_is:That's exactly how I use gmail - for the rubbish I do not want to be bothered with.
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If a tree falls in the forest....
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In reply to Vladimir:If Windows can fully integrate with Android, and not so well with iPhone, we will migrate
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In reply to skane2600:Surface Hub 2 and Hololens 2 are two new items formally launched.
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In reply to Vladimir:They are priced well compared to the equivalent Bose or Sony headsets - we think the MS h
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These are most likely going to line up with and are part of, their Andromeda strategy. Our team loves the head
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I will bet you that deep down in the bowels of the MS Andromeda group they are killing themselves over Samsung
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There is zero excitement around phones anymore. It is becoming horribly monotonous. New iPhones, Android phone
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Where are these Chromebooks going? The marketshare for them is still well below 2% either below 1.3% or as low
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Uh I think they have been updating it subtly over the last few years. We all have a coming soon switch on ours
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In reply to jgraebner:Amazing Stories was good; I will bet you these ones will be just as good if not better.
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In reply to lvthunder:I have no doubt these will be more good shows to watch - I love sci fi and Spielberg...I
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In reply to Yaggs:This was not a great launch for Apple today.
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In reply to dcdevito:You nailed it. This is basically a copy of Hulu or Amazon Prime Video - with some Apple s
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In reply to Yaggs:I like, millions of consumers and iPhone/ipad customers, have three major services or more a
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In reply to lvthunder:They are literally the last major player to enter the space. It is likely that their use
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Amazon Prime Video/HULU Clone - Man is Apple late to this game. I see no upside to this at all except another
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This is a defensive play for Apple - Once Xbox streaming is up and running it could kill their gaming revenue
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In reply to jgraebner:When margin discussions come up they are so many way to manipulate them. Apple Getting 3
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In reply to ben55124:Not Meh. There are so many times I have wanted to access an app that is not on the pc and
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In reply to ben55124:It's a no brainer. This means instant access to any app on the phone with a full ke
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This feature rocks. Welcome to having ALL apps on the big screen. We can leave our phones in a drawer if we wa
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Apple's iOS upgrade prompts are way worse than anything Microsoft has done. Apple forces us to confirm pu
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In reply to Daekar:You hit the nail on the head. We are only getting smart devices that work on all current pl
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In reply to cheetahdriver:Believe it or not you will use the equivalent of a smart microwave sooner than you t
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In reply to locust infested orchard inc:Its not that simple. Microsoft now has a chance to drive the future di
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In reply to mrdrwest:It will be interesting to see who is "controlling" the direction of the browser over the
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As I said when this was announced "embrace, extend, ...."
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In reply to hrlngrv:These three points are what has made the current gen of software apps so disappointing.1)
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In reply to bzakharin:How about not wanting anything to do with Google's data gathering...MS is currently
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This feels like they are trying to line this up with the Andromeda launch. Gaming is a strong advantage of MSs
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In reply to derekaw:It looks.like a cheaper quality device from what I can see. Since, with both devices, they
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$2600?? From the photos the device looks unbalanced. The screen at the hinge area seems to be unprotected. The
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I have been saying this for two years almost. 2019 is THE year we see a new mobile product that unifies the Wi
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All the school children really need this feature....
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In reply to Stooks:Why Amazon? My two best options right now are Microsoft and Amazon.
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In reply to Bill_Russell:Google lost our company when they started tracking spreadsheets that were sent to us
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Is this really worth an article?This just makes me feel that phones have taken us to new lows when it comes to
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In reply to yoshi:Why bounce around? Doesn't sound like a productive way to work.
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In reply to digiguy:While I am not down with an Andorid device the size is good enough to kill a huge amount o
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In reply to Kudupa:The big mistake being made in mass right now is the ambivalence towards the wholesale colle
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In reply to TrevorL:Well it looks like they now have a chance to get them off that platform going forward.
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In reply to ronaldavis:Again that is just not the norm for high schools. Chromebooks is for the kiddies - not
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In reply to ghostrider:"..ChromeOS is gaining in popularity all the time." Based on what? In 8 years they clai
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In reply to ghostrider:I trust Microsoft way more than I trust Google. Google has a problem with the truth and
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This type of device will cause convergence of mobile phones and tablets. Let's see what Microsoft has to
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In reply to Omen_20:It is useless as it offers nothing that Windows 10 doesn't except one thing - less ca
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In reply to Stooks:The private schools in my area have Chromebooks but exclusively for the youngest grades. Gr
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In reply to ronaldavis:Your example is the exception, not the norm. This is the first I have ever heard of a g
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In reply to willr:Nope. Apple does care about its customers as long as they pay the crazy apple prices. Google
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It is $40 retail...do you think they are actually selling them to schools for $40? These may very well get bun
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In reply to Sir_Timbit:There are no high schools where Chromebooks are the platform. It is all Windows with ei
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In reply to madthinus:The market share they have here is worthless. Children shed these devices out of K5. Its
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In reply to bluvg:Totally different. That category of productivity tools was nascent in those years. I remembe
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The only thing I think you are still missing Paul is that Google's educational market share starts to sta
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Office 365 - Better software, better privacy.
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Hi Mehedi,We cannot find the Microsoft Whiteboard app for the Mac - ..."my friend had a MacBook — and so, sh
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In reply to dvdwnd:The absolute last thing Windows need are Android apps. Windows is doing just fine; what we
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Cute daughter Brad. How old is she? Age plays heavily into our incorporation of technology with our son at thi
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In reply to Rob_Wade:It was and is the worst Mobile OS of the three we had choices of. It has never been consi
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In reply to hrlngrv:Windows as a brand is the strongest selling point for any hardware platform that Microsoft
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In reply to gregsedwards:There is a very strong chance of it at this point. It will either hit the market end
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In reply to ryandevega:This is actually an interesting timing of events for Microsoft. They are the only compa
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In reply to lordbaal1:There has never been more Chromebook shipments than PCs. Good grief!
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In reply to Bats:Whoa cowboy. Are you okay? You should get some rest; Chrome OS is an abject failure of this h
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In reply to F4IL:8 years. Epic fail.
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Why don't you proclaim this an outright failure after basically 8 years in the
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In reply to Daekar:Most of them believe what they are saying.
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In reply to lvthunder:Unfortunately that is probably true. Jobs was a sharp guy, but not necessarily a nice gu
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In reply to Piras:Who cares. It’s just a pretty standard part of gaming today if you play it. Having a few f
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In reply to rob_segal:This is a very debatable point - the "tablet app ecosystem". Most people do not use a la
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Google is banned in our office, and our family has no need for their software or services at home in our priva
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In reply to Skolvikings:Well at least both the key issues are resolved now. A good thing for users.
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In reply to evox81:It does seem, after looking around the net, that I probably could have gotten it to work. T
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In reply to MassDude:Maybe mine was an older version of the hub? I think is was V1. I would not work when conn
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Hue lights had too many problems associated with them; including the need for the hub to be directly connected
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In reply to jdmp10:Chrome OS is a completely dead platform. It is a symbol only of an epic failure - Windows M
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In reply to hrlngrv:I honestly don't know. Giving up the rendering lead they have would be a step backwar
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In reply to Cdorf:Edge's overall rendering is superior to Chrome's. I have tested a few times over t
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In reply to karlinhigh:The third step occurs by contributing winning source that starts to drive in a directio
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In reply to karlinhigh:First they need the devs back on side. I feel there is a growing openness, within the d
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In reply to dcdevito:I think you are underestimating what MS has been working towards. I have seen this all be
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Embrace, Extend,...
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In reply to gregsedwards:This would be a solid strategic move. Edge, to me, is already the superior browser. T
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This line of logic is astounding to me. We have nothing from MS on what they are doing with this project/code.
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Classic Google can't let go of anything.
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In reply to karma77police:Well we have people using them in office and they are in love with them. All noise c
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In reply to Spectralmania:My team is in love with them already. Good get.
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In reply to hrlngrv:All the countries you have mentioned have used Chrome OS in the schools for years. No real
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In reply to shameermulji:???There is no growth at all. They actually shrank a tiny bit over this year. They ma
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In reply to hrlngrv:I have been saying this for at least a year. From all indications, and most recently Brad&
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In reply to hrlngrv:Its about the OEMs - by focusing on Chromebooks they are letting MS become an Apple at the
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In reply to curtisspendlove:How long is windows viable? As long as human beings need proper productivity PCs.
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In reply to PeterC:Has traction is an understatement - they control the majority right now. But there are indi
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In reply to shameermulji:Education is always under financial stress. It is more about the money than the platf
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In reply to Bats:It will be interesting to see if they are able to hold off MS's renewed push in the K-12
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In reply to longhorn:Chrome OS is heading into year 9. The market has rejected it and nothing will change that
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In reply to MutualCore:OSX??? Dude really? Windows 10 is so much nicer to use now than that OS.
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Thanks for the update Brad. All of these device launch plans match up to exactly what I have been anticipating
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In reply to PeterC:The ambient device will be a smart speaker.
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In reply to Tom_Monahan:Absolute waste of money. It is a dead OS platform. Put your money into something that
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Okay just looked up the recent market share numbers for Chrome OS as of October 2018 .Net Marketshare 0.33% (u
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Chrome OS is a dead platform. 2019 may be the year all of Microsoft's planning for a complete ecosystem c
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Can this be done for Cortana?
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In reply to karma77police:30 characters and you can remember it? That's no big deal man. Progressive effo
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In reply to ivan19998:That's a funny post. Have fun! ?
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In reply to ghostrider:You are missing it. The way Microsoft is operating, in this case, has not changed from
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In reply to BoItmanLives:We aren't seeing that with customers or partners. It's still all Skype. And
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In reply to Daishi:They have missed nothing. They also have no interest in what Samsung is showing.
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In reply to Smidgerine:Yeppers. I don't think this changes a single thing for MS's next gen vision.
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In reply to mrdrwest:I was the worst mobile OS of them all, apps are generally lower quality than on iOS and i
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In reply to Awhispersecho:Based on what? A prototype demonstration of a device with three screens? Clearly Sam
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In reply to skane2600:I just found that out - wow a foldable bendable screen...never seen that before. They ar
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In reply to ghostrider:Fingers crossed it does not come to it. We have iPhones and we want them gone in our co
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In reply to PeterC:That's brutal. Who cares then....
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In reply to Jltuv:Nope. The majority of devs make dirt with Android apps. Its a bad platform to try and profit
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Okay after learning more I am calling this a fail. Three screens is not the winning device in this category. I
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In reply to truerock2:It looks nice but its size is totally missing the mark. If this thing is thinner and nar
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If it is as thick and as wide as it looks it will not fly. It almost looks as thick as a cigarette pack - is i
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In reply to Winner:All good questions.
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In reply to remc86007:No brainer.
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In reply to digiguy:I have heard the LTE version is coming within days....but i can't get confirmation fr
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In reply to SherlockHolmes:I don't think Windows 10 is simply about PCs at this point. There is cross int
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In reply to ponsaelius:Mobile store?? It is an app store for all Windows 10 devices, beautifully centralizes e
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In reply to karma77police:Everyone I know does...dude you really are a dinosaur and you hold on to the past in
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Solid improvements. Love the store; no more having to individually update all of my software and I can be assu
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This is nice; another option to skip using Google search easily at hand.
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In reply to gregsedwards:They are automatically under the notes section in Outlook 2016.
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In reply to JMarco:I don't think it could be any faster than it is now - it's instant.
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Extremely fast. Basically instant results.
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Really Paul? Not even close. In Europe Chromebooks market share is non existent.
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Anyone else notice that Edge is freaky fast now? It was always fast but now its screen rendering is another le
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In reply to gregsedwards:I love the power of Outlook however I agree that having much of that power available
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In reply to PeteB:You can keep wishing but Cortana is just getting started and Voice Assistant services are st
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In reply to PeteB:Bigger fat YES!
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In reply to maethorechannen:Why not? Would be strange if it didn't.I am very interested to see if this tu
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Yeah but there's a lot of people thinking the same thing as the headline Paul.
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In reply to skane2600:Whatever growth they have had from .08% is completely immaterial to the market segment.
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In reply to dcdevito:They can change me if they earn it. I am not tied down to any one company but I get behin
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In reply to curtisspendlove:Google would have been much more secure if they had simply extended properly to Wi
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In reply to dvdwnd:You are missing what is happening right now. Android apps are not great apps and giving the
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In reply to dcdevito:You can easily dump the calendar and Gmail for outlook. The new simplified ribbon in outl
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Google has officially lost it mind. They can't sell cheap Chromebooks and yet they think people are going
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All of these devices are a waste of money at this time. They will be obsolete quicker than the consumer can ba
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In reply to SvenJ:I agree with you on that perspective. I had to take my sales force back to iPhones, Android
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In reply to Daishi:Apps via the Microsoft store are safer and reduce risks for the average user. The day of us
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In reply to shameermulji:The answer is attempted survival.
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:One way to try and keep OEMs making chromebooks books that are simply not growing a
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In reply to shameermulji:There has to be a good reason for the change, not just a competitor who wants a piece
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In reply to SherlockHolmes:I have seen an evolution in MS that is fantastic. I disliked the company heavily in
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In reply to Stokkolm:Again the "youth is going to change everything" argument? Wake up - it is not happening n
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Can't agree on the Chrome point at all. Chrome not being in the Windows store is Google's decision.
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In reply to Rob_Wade:I think it is the opposite. Right now the media is biased towards the AIs they have perso
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In reply to Rob_Wade:They are both still there. It is simply the method of text based searching becoming unifi
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In reply to prjman:I know that the package tracking has stopped for the moment. I primarily order from online
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In reply to shameermulji:And that is coming to an end now.
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In reply to Sprtfan:Nope slipped further..it's always been DOA. These articles and pumpers are irrational
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In reply to wolters:No they are not. They have already plateaued and look to have shrunk slightly. Surface Go
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In reply to Markiz von Schnitzel:???? It doesn't really qualify as a platform - no one uses it. To try an
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In reply to locust infested orchard inc:Chrome OS is now losing market share in K-5 market. Its all over but G
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In reply to Bats:If he said that he is right - it is a complete disaster. I have never had a individual ask ab
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In reply to Illusive_Man:Dude Chrome OS has a .5% market share last data out. These things need to go the way
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Last stats Chrome OS is at .5% market share; why must they keep up pushing out devices that are going to end u
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In reply to kshsystems:You must only use Google services then. Our entire executive team now gets daily report
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In reply to SenorGravy:Yup you must right, Microsoft has 6,000 devs working on Cortana based AI for no purpose
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In reply to bbold:We are just over a week away from their new product announcements. It should be good. If the
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In reply to Bats:Oh so you simply subscribe to talking about an issue without any data to back it up. Pretty
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In reply to roastedwookie:No waiting necessary. It currently does what no other assistant can do and it actual
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In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:Goofy comment.
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In reply to Markld:Nice to hear a use case that really does make a difference.
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In reply to Bart:It's why Microsoft is so strong. They are committed to all platforms for their solutions
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In reply to North of 49th:As they always do - flood the market with more devices.
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In reply to Daekar:Alexa is good for music and shopping. Cortana is excellent for work and music too.Voice AI
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In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:When I see someone parading around the latest greatest iPhone it makes think of
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Looking forward to MSs new Cortana devices. I would expect for them to announce them during the October 2nd an
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In reply to richfrantz:I just got one and it is better than our echo 2's. For $50 it is a killer bluetoot
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In reply to ghostrider:Interesting. Where did you get the dismal sales statistics? I would be cool to check th
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In reply to sgbassett:She's a programmer too?
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In reply to brat1475:Is your wife a programmer? ;-)
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In reply to Stooks:Finally - Nice to see real world facts behind the discussion.
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In reply to jprestig:It is that way. Chromebooks are simply for the lower grades; over K 5 they move to what t
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In reply to longhorn:Someone gets it....
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In reply to jprestig:And your child will not be using a Chromebook, most likely after grade 5. All kids end up
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In reply to PeteB:Microsoft is killing it with Windows 10. Chrome OS has no user base and must doesn't co
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In reply to Bats:So after 7 years in the market what is the marketshare of Chrome OS? I simply get a kick out
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In reply to PeteB:Back it up with facts. It is a dead platform.
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In reply to Truffles:Chrome OS is going nowhere fast. Thinking it will ever over take Windows is Ridonkulous.
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Can anyone explain the logic behind launching a development tool exclusively on a platform with less than 10%
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In reply to markiehill:Looking forward to getting the LTE one as soon as it is available. I have a 15" Surface
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In reply to hrlngrv:Every product has room for improvement. I personally have zero issues when using Edge and
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In reply to gregsedwards:I am interested to see if I can easily use Cortana. My Glas thermostat has turned out
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In reply to RM:No. They have said it will work with either - which is why this hookup between Cortana and Alex
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In reply to arknu:Rome is not built in day. This is a welcome improvement needed for Andromeda and use PC user
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In reply to neunmalelf:Outlook 2016 is rock solid. Simply the best email client available.
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Just switch to Edge. Much better browser.
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In reply to Sir_Timbit:I do not know where Google thinks they are going graphical. It is not a good look at al
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In reply to jaredthegeek:For me it is way more important on my PC - the only device AI has made any sense to m
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In reply to wright_is:I can only see the PC transforming or full convergence the day a Phone can truly plug in
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In reply to ghostrider:Can't agree that the majority of people are not into Microsoft. I would have to ar
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In reply to maethorechannen:Well so far everyone has been pretty wrong about most things MS on this site. Woul
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In reply to maethorechannen:You are partially correct. When the category is mature and not nascent it is clear
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In reply to jprestig:If you are not using O365 then you are not getting the main benefits of Cortana right now
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In reply to Chris_Kez:This is not what MS has stated - they are going full throttle at the consumer space with
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In reply to yaddamaster:You can't call it a failure before the game is over. We are exiting the first inn
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In reply to paul-thurrott:You say Cortana is failure. By what measure? Are you saying this as it has yet to ro
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In reply to ivan19998:Just buy a Surface Go. Will be better and save you on the over all cost of the A$$le tax
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Too little to late for iPads or even iMacs to be taken seriously in business anymore. Apple had years to do it
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In reply to bradster62:We are picking up Invokes as well next week. At $99 it is the best value AI speaker ava
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In reply to dcdevito:Not at all. This works with three voice assistants and brings along an air purity feature
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Whatever! My Johnson Controls GLAS thermostats are showing up on Sunday!! I am pumped. Bye Bye Nest.I am howev
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In reply to TheJoeFin:As long as this option does not compromise on security sure. It's not a big deal. N
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In reply to alissa914:That's a strange perspective. Edge is ensuring your PC does not get serious threats
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A step backwards in the interface design. Not a fan at all; Edge is still a better browser and now it has a wa
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In reply to karma77police:Agreed. At least with Chrome they are starting to figure out they need to integrate
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In reply to nfeed2000t:Called a Surface Go ;-)
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So you are saying Microsoft needs to chase a product that has achieved a grand total of about 1% marketshare i
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Skype is about to launch integrated text message for phones. May very well be a good option instead.
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In reply to jchampeau:I pay more for things that make my environment look and feel nicer. This thing is sweet
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Ordered 3 already. 2 for our office and 1 for home. The thing is gorgeous, air quality is (hopefully) an aweso
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In reply to Chaoticwhizz:Stop being an insider then. You don't seem to get it. If you have the privledge
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In reply to warren:Totally. This is an fantastic update. We are at the end of the revision and now it is full
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In reply to SupaPete:They will still never use Chrome OS. It is a final attempt to gain traction but it won�
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In reply to gabbrunner:I use Windows 10 Business and it loads up in about 2 seconds off of Windows Hello facia
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In reply to Corey_McCowan:Sure. They are most likely to face an exodus very soon. Do you keep making Chromeboo
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In reply to Ron McMahon:When a strategic brand is in jepoardy what do they have to lose? I does say Windows 10
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In reply to TeeJaySD:I clearly demonstrates that Chrome OS does not have any demand. What Google will learn, t
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In reply to dcdevito:It is much simpler than the EU - it is all about Chrome OSs marketshare and the willingne
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In reply to jimchamplin:Yeah I agree that Fuschia is the next logical step for Google. This issue is now - wha
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I have already posted it - it is a last attempt to keep OEMs producing Chromebooks. Sales and overall marketsh
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Pretty obvious. The statistics on Chromebook marketshare make the platform unviable. There are most likely lar
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In reply to gregsedwards:That move would make a ton of sense.
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In reply to Michael_Miller:It is very simple - full true tablet format. You can always get bigger these days f
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In reply to Slvrgun:Why does one need an OS? This finally gives anyone with Windows 10 PC a high quality media
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In reply to karma77police:Dude be careful. Microsoft announced today that the Surface brand is doing over 4 Bi
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In reply to skane2600Nice!
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In reply to curtisspendlove:Tons of people love Windows. No product is perfect and the system with the most us
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In reply to curtisspendlove:Edge by a country mile. It has a better user interface, it is faster, and there is
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In reply to curtisspendlove:Windows 10 is currently the best user experience for a PC OS. Recommending that so
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In reply to fbman:Success story??? More like one of the biggest tech failures ever and every day that goes by
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In reply to Daekar:Are you saying if you update one file in a folder you think it is reuploading all files in
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In reply to Bdsrev:They have done an awesome job with it. I had an insider build problem and Edge wouldn'
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In reply to pachi:Amazon loads and works faster in Edge for me than Chrome - don't know what your issue c
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In reply to JG1170:Chromebooks are beyond doomed - they are already dead. In what other product category would
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In reply to karma77police:I am curious - can you post a link of a page where Edge crashes as you say. I have n
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In reply to jdawgnoonan:While it is always wise to watch all competition Microsoft is not too concerned with a
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In reply to hrlngrv:6-12? That's odd. In most schools in our local all kids move to PCs (Windows or Macs)
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In reply to meek_teef:And it is a dead platform. Not worth dropping a dime on.
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In reply to MikeGalos:Bang on. Why would anyone respond to whinning from a dead platform? Not gonna happen - A
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In reply to christian.hvid:Funny. Loving Apple is getting harder and harder these days, even for the biggest f
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In reply to Chris_Kez:They do not need to - Chromebooks is a dead platform.
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In reply to curtisspendlove:Is that a serious comment? I never hear people say they do not like Windows. Yet w
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In reply to fgdsfgd:Here's the story; I highly disliked Windows and Microsoft in the 90's. Was ambiv
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In reply to JG1170:Wow - spinning BS now are we? Windows 10 is a piece of cake to use. Chromebooks are paperwe
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In reply to JG1170:Dude the game is over for Chromebooks. It is a Dead Platform and the statistics back that u
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In reply to cayo:All of these posts supporting Chromebooks refuse to aknowledge that after EIGHT years the OS
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In reply to curtisspendlove:Windows will still be the dominate PC OS when Chromebooks are gone. It will not be
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In reply to hrlngrv:OEMs have given it a shot. They have gotten nowhere from them. Google's sales pitch i
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I am using a sleeve for my 15". It is from ACME MADE San Francisco. It is perfect for just slipping it into it
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In reply to JG1170:Nice try. Users love Windows 10 and they choose it every single day. But what they could c
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In reply to fgdsfgd:Too little too late. Windows phone had around 14% marketshare in Europe and 3-5% in north
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In reply to RM:Yup the Chromebooks slogan should be "Get way less for more" ;-)
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In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:???
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In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:That's easy. Educational pricing. Schools will be buying these things at pr
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In reply to JG1170:No they have been in stores for years. No one wants them over a Windows 10 machine today -
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In reply to RawkFox:Had you upgraded them to Windows 10? Or did you keep them on an old outdated version? Also
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In reply to JG1170:Love it. You can do the same basic things without having to right click anything. You are j
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In reply to curtisspendlove:Well then.the last thing I would recommend is a crappy OS like Chrome. Windows 10
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In reply to JG1170:Let me help you out here - no one is ever going to buy a chromebook. At least that's w
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In reply to hrlngrv:That's a poor analogy. You just get less for the same amount as a windows 10 system.
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In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:So why bother then? Less capable as the girls found out.
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In reply to anchovylover:No it is not. Less software, less choice. Windows 10 is very easy to use and offers f
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In reply to BoItmanLives:The headshot was to Google. Surface Go is going to take our their only real market, K
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In reply to North of 49th:Our whole company is on Windows 10. Rock solid and secure.
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In reply to F4IL:Yeah a real failure.
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In reply to Tamichan:I just played with the latest at Best Buy - one word HORRID. Just a useless OS compared t
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In reply to anchovylover:No rush, they can't sell them so just wait for the clearance sales.
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Chromebooks are already losing market share from their might high of 1% to less than 1% now. This ad is clearl
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In reply to JG1170:It is over for Chromebooks. They had almost 8 years to do anything and now their marketshar
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I use the Kindle for PC app and it works very well. It was last updated this April.
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Looks like they are listening and trying to improve on it. ?
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In reply to Saxwulf:Thanks for this. I had the question in to Microsoft as it would have been weird to have al
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In reply to hrlngrv:There is absolutely no Genius to Chrome or Google's approach. Chrome on Chromebooks h
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In reply to maethorechannen:Nice ;-) That's your response? Try to counter the statement with logic or dat
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In reply to Mark from CO:The innovations are coming in all areas right now. Office365 - Amazing innovation aro
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In reply to hrlngrv:Sure they do. Chrome is simply a web browser to the majority of its users. They do not see
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In reply to Mark from CO:Microsoft has nothing in common with IBM or the Lou Gerstner years. If you knew IBM h
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In reply to PeterC:This line of reasoning is goofy. Do you guys understand the underlying fundamentals of Micr
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In reply to Saxwulf:Yikes! I would have recommended The HP Stream 14". Why recommend a cheap Chromebook that l
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In reply to shameermulji:Microsoft is sitting pretty right now. The last 5 years do not equal the next 5. Ever
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In reply to UK User:What is gone is Chromebooks and if you are in the UK - the Surface Go just killed it. Also
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In reply to christian.hvid:How about Microsoft is gearing up for War. Windows 10 is growing stronger. Microsof
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In reply to John_GALT:You got it all backwards. A mobile platform that has no viable PC anchor is doomed over
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I don't think this vision takes into account Google's serious problem in the PC segment of the marke
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One for my kid as a starter tablet solution. The LTE version for me as a media consumption device with access
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In reply to christian.hvid:I don't see a noticeable issue in reading a book on my Surface Pro vs my iPad.
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In reply to jwpear: What is wrong with the Kindle app for Windows? I am pretty happy with it.
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Would be amazing if you could plop the Surface Go into it.
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In reply to jaredthegeek:Cool idea.
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That looks sweet! About time a dock like this was created for the device.
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In reply to Robert_Wade:I think we are going to see a large roll out in the fall for Cortana devices. I have b
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In reply to solomonrex:I almost laughed out loud at this line" ...which certainly still exist are a quite popu
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In reply to hrlngrv:If they did 20 million Surface Go and Go like offerings from OEMs in 2019 I think that wou
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In reply to CoreyP:I have all the extensions I need in Edge right now. I think for most people Edge has what t
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In reply to mebby:I think I am fortunate with sites; I don't run into any that do not work with Edge. I c
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In reply to Darekmeridian:I can't relate to Chrome being better or Firefox. With Firefox I feel I am usin
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Yeah...no thanks. Edge is still way better than the other two options ? . Maybe it's due to my having the
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In reply to JeffKirvin:You are completely accurate with this. PCs lost out to front line works being able to u
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In reply to dcdevito:Android is a dead end. Microsoft does not require Android to continue its current success
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In reply to hrlngrv:Last year there were 168 million tablets sold. This year it is projected to be the low 150
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What happens now as the industry starts releasing Surface Go devices? This device is still a Windows 10 PC.
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In reply to rc:Convergence. It couldn't be clearer or more obvious.I do not want two devices when one cou
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In reply to MartinusV2:But Android is a bad mobile OS...
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In reply to matsan:And it signals a device that will grow the PC segment along with more Windows 10 users. And
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Paul,What do you base this comment on "...Because the PC foundation on which it is based is slowly dying, and
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In reply to christian.hvid:That is completely incorrect. Satya Nadella has said they are not interested in the
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In reply to GT_Tecolotecreek:But for 300 less you are stuck with OSX / for 300 bucks more you have Windows 10.
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In reply to DanHerrera04:I see it the other way around - I do not want to use a tablet that does not match my
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In reply to jwpear:I think there will be a large number of PC users who have iPads that will be just like me.
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In reply to bdollerup:That's what I am going to end up with. I have a Surface Book 2 15" with an iPad Air
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In reply to curtisspendlove:It sounds like it is well designed. Nice to see these kinds of thoughtful features
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In reply to bbold:The LTE version will be out September or October.
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It does have fast intelligent charging from 0 -100% in 2 hours. This was highlighted in their technical video.
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In reply to marshalltm:Yup.
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In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:Chromebooks are stalling for market share at this point in K-5 (Chromebooks tota
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In reply to PhilipVasta:I think the "Tablet experience" is a bunch of FUD. When you are in tablet mode you cli
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In reply to VancouverNinja:Just found out the LTE version is coming September/October. That is an acceptable t
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In reply to PhilipVasta:One problem - iOS.
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In reply to slbailey1:That's my hope too.
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Tom's Hardware released a write up on the device and then took it down.HighlightsUp to 8 gb ram, 256 GB S
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In reply to will:I bet you everything gets refreshed this year.
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Two on order but I am going to wait for the 8 gb ram 256gb storage version.
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In reply to bbold:My wife and kid can share one and I get one for me ('cause I travel of course ;-) )
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In reply to dcdevito:Give me my Windows 10 OS on a tablet form factor with matching applications; I like havin
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In reply to timo47:I don't get them either. The whole crap ware issue is beyond over blown and a non issu
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In reply to ghostrider:If we have to own a tablet I would prefer a Windows 10 version. Simply nice to have the
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In reply to johnh3:"...Microsoft may never be relevant in a serious way again as before" is that a joke? Micro
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In reply to ponsaelius:Gotcha. I was just referencing this comment "Actually Microsoft enthusiasts want a Surf
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In reply to Spoonman:You and most of the world.
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In reply to roastedwookie:No they wouldn't. They will dump their iPhone or Android phone and ditch their
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In reply to lpaso:If you are running a real business there is a 85% chance it is Windows that you use. And And
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In reply to thalter:Yikes. Have fun with that. ;-)
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In reply to christian.hvid:???
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In reply to Simard57:Maintenance? Are you on the insider builds? It is completely evolving every 6 months.
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In reply to Daekar:When it sees the light of day all our iPhones are getting rotated out and replaced with And
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In reply to Daekar:For most of us this device is not targeted at replacing PC's - this has proven itself
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In reply to bennett_cg:It eliminates having to own two devices a phone and a tablet. It provides better featur
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In reply to ponsaelius:Speaking for the whole world? The elimination of iOS from our company ecosystem and hav
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In reply to chrisrut:Android is absolutely not required for the product to be successful, in fact it would pro
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Paul,You do not address convergence. There is no doubt that tablets and smart phones have almost completely ov
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In reply to Polycrastinator:This is a convergence device. Our household has iPads and iPhones. The iPads almos
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In reply to lvthunder:I think Paul's comment is right. If they start from scratch; good luck. Buying a bu
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In reply to TEAMSWITCHER:Servicing dead iMacs is horrific. If your Mac crashes there is no chance of fixing it
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In reply to Michael_Goff:It is just delaying the inevitable end of Chrome OS. It is a dead platform and it is
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In reply to lordbaal1:It also helps Google keep the OEMs supporting ChromeOS for a little longer - the devices
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In reply to Michael_Goff:Kills ChromeOS? It is already dead.
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In reply to jrickel96:This is most likely Google’s last kick at keeping OEMs making Chromebooks. At least th
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In reply to PeteB:Every post you make shows you know nothing about these technologies. Keep trying to pump an
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In reply to jwpear:If children are not active there is nothing disappointing about a device that is inspiratio
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In reply to Chris_Kez:My four year old would not sleep in his bed. We got him a Vivo Fit Jr. 2 and it changed
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In reply to karma77police:Almost everyone in tech knows this truth.
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In reply to PeteB:Chrome OS is nasty agressive - it is Google and Google treats customer data like it belongs
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In reply to James_Wilson:No one cares about Chrome OS today; and no one will in the future.
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In reply to yosemitesam:Chrome OS has had 7 years under 1% market share. It is one of the worst OSs possibly e
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In reply to Pierre Masse:That is profound. I am stunned by insight. Really very compelling.
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In reply to joeaxberg:K. Some thought in your post; nice. Essentially I was responding a post that was trying
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In reply to dcdevito:Great response. It appears facts do not play into your assessments in any material way.P.
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In reply to Pierre Masse:Whoa! Wake up and figure out consumers are the users of the PCs that are being used f
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In reply to dcdevito:Boring, Old, too expensive and lost the market to Android. Majority of iPhone users use P
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In reply to arknu:OSX's next update is all about trying to keep up with Windows.
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In reply to John_Scott:Google is working on abandonding it for a better solution in the next few years. With 1
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In reply to mystilleef:They are mainly crappy little games loaded with ads and designed for 5 inch screens. Yo
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In reply to mystilleef:Why would anyone buy a Chromebook? Less than 1% market share and less capable than a Wi
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In reply to mystilleef:In what world would someone pay for less capabilities like they are getting more?Window
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You really shouldn't be surprised at all. The only area Google has been successful, with any type of comp
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In reply to behindmyscreen:Microsoft allows everyone in the store. It is only companies that choose not to par
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In reply to skane2600:It makes no sense to buy a chromebook at that price when you can have a full Windows 10
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In reply to Chris_Kez:Pretty obvious. This is good news. I am waiting to see the how good the tablet looks; an
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In reply to Bats:Poor mom....
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In reply to PeteB:Google is the aggressive company towards users - they could care less about us. Customers ar
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In reply to aelaan:They need to question why they even make Chromebooks....
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In reply to Daekar:You aren't missing anything. Chromebooks do not compare to a Windows 10 system. You pa
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In reply to webdev511:6 month upgrade cycles are enough for a browser; needing more makes no sense at all. If
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In reply to techreader:We know nothing of the tech specs yet do we? With every new Surface launched it has gen
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In reply to hrlngrv:We can't possibly know what would have occurred without the Surface PCs coming to the
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Paul,I understand that the sales of the Surface line of PCs have not blown the door off the numbers so to spea
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In reply to Dan1986ist:If it is done well it will pull all of the other vendors back into the market.
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In reply to John_Noonan:I don't follow your point. We are discussing a new form factor that matches an iP
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In reply to SycamoreFox:When you look at the bigger picture - Windows 10 on PCs, Surface Hubs, HoloLens, Xbox&
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In reply to thorolavs:Who knows - in 5 years maybe every Norwegian school with have Surface Hubs and Surface t
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Why do you guys use gmail? I recently compared outlook vs gmail web versions and Outlook seemed to be a better
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In reply to Daekar:I think MS just did not have the right solution compelling enough for people when the iPad
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In reply to maethorechannen:Not even close to reality. How many iPad users have Windows PC's? How many wo
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In reply to amosclan:This is simply for the millions of people every year that want a tablet for media consump
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In reply to Daekar:Tablets are not laptop replacements. However since it is Windows it will work with any Blue
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In reply to dcdevito:I have the perfect spot in my home office for it.... ?
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In reply to will:My guess is it will come in between $10 - $15k, and if it does we are in for anywhere from 3
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Actually its good you complain, without Google we wouldn't have Windows 10 the
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In reply to PeteB:All they are doing is trying to force Chrome books on people - it is a lead ballon and they
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In reply to DataMeister:I wouldn't blame Microsoft at all from not being to worried about a failed platfo
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In reply to hrlngrv:Don't know if we are talking about the same thing - but my quick access toolbar is wo
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Since Chromebooks have absolutely no market share whatsoever I find the perspective the other way around. You
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I just used sets on a extremely large analysis this last Friday night. I found it far more convenient than bou
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This build is fantastic. Sets is awesome and now when I load up a program that doesn't work in it, its a
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In reply to paulc543:I just started using the Tile folders with the new labeling tonight and it is sweet. Wind
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In reply to truerock:We have the latest Macs in our office and I honestly think that it is falling behind Wind
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In reply to CompUser:I think its great you have the flexibility to set up the interface in a way that feels mo
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In reply to OakLines:Of course your team tuned out if you are not using Azure. It is the biggest juggernaut at
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In reply to SilentHero117:I would die! That is nasty!!
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In reply to Siv:Microsoft is about empowering its users, Google is about empowering themselves. Everything Goo
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In reply to madthinus:Google's Keynote and event was filled with Meh stuff and more vaporware; just like
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In reply to jglathe:Bizarre
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In reply to JohnGalt1717:How can someone write so much that is so wrong? Microsoft just sent a strong message
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In reply to Rickard Eriksson:You mean like people in Canada for example? Or England or Australia or....I am lo
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In reply to curtisspendlove:Nope but I have been in the kitchen and wanted info from Outlook ?
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In reply to Stooks:Ridonkulous Stooky "Amazon got paid by Microsoft to do this " . Everyone already knows the
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In reply to wright_is:You are correct, but the point was that the privacy issue does not reside with Microsoft
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In reply to PeteB:Tell that to the Beta Video tape format...or the Palm...or Blackberry...or I could go on.
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In reply to MachineGunJohn:Full on trolling.
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In reply to mariusmuntensky:Okay take a nap - you are writing like you are mentally fatigued.
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In reply to mariusmuntensky:Yikes you just don't get it. Users will take the best services on both and us
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In reply to mariusmuntensky:Haha that is a good laugh. Azure Sphere is a nasty wrecking ball to those companie
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In reply to PeteB:Nope. Everywhere Alexa is Cortana will be there too and Vis Versa. You can trying to ignore
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In reply to PeteB:Stop living in the 90s.
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In reply to Stooks:Well if you hadn't heard it before me get used to it. Google is coming up short compar
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In reply to Stooks:You are missing it completely. Cortana is now going to be number #1 for deployments along w
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In reply to Stooks:Doesn't change the fact that in 3 years Google can demand money for further support wh
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In reply to woelfel:Privacy will be at the decision of the company deploying the solutions. MS is ensuring the
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In reply to Stooks:Interesting spin on the day. I think the Cortana/Alexa combo is the one to beat. Now MS win
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In reply to jr.flynn:I think they are trying to have their own style and working through it. My guess is they
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Nice article Paul. You touched on why I flipped on my position on Microsoft - everything they are doing has th
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In reply to Bats:Whoa....you are way off base. Microsoft's announcements today put miles between them and
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In reply to red.radar:Innovation is not Google's strong point. Year after year it is the same thing - som
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I don't even understand how Google can compete with Microsoft in this category. It looks like MS has done
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In reply to Greg Green:Your post is actually the most interesting since you do not appear to exist on this sit
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In reply to hrlngrv:You are trying to say I am the one making an overstatement? Come on....no one needs to pay
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In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:You completely lost me at "how is something that is growing rapidly..." I am sor
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In reply to ebraiter:Remember most of these posters are already invested in Google and they have bought into t
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In reply to Daniel_D:More like in the areas of AI, Mixed and Virtual Reality, 3D printing, Gaming and enhanced
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In reply to Angusmatheson:No one is going to be using Chromebooks - after 7 years the Sun has already set on t
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In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:You do realize the average consumer does not use admin features on Windows 10 ri
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In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:It sounds simply like a need to change for no reason at all.
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Paul,You love to Zig while the market is Zagging! ChromeOS and OSX - one virtually non existent for market sha
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In reply to dcdevito:Well no one writes apps for Chrome OS period...why even bother? Again the money is only o
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In reply to mikeharris123:Why would anyone want to program on a platform that has no marketshare? Are you refe
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Google is grasping at anything that will get those paper weights sold. ChromeOS has zero future. 7 years later
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In reply to Daekar:I don't think the real innovations are going to come from the current leaders in the c
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In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:You nailed it.
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So far AI for home automation is a failure. We get very small use out of our lighting automation and our ring
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In reply to johnh3:Zero point. Buy a Samsung. We need something better not the same crappy mobile OSs. If MS d
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In reply to gibber:Automatic would be better but you when you bring Chrome's name into it....it just feel
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In reply to Pierre Masse:No way man - Mac users want everyone to SEE that they dumped a pile of money on Apple
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In reply to Nyghtfall:3 out of 4 of those videos work for me - the dictation I will have to see if it really w
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That looks old - old/new? I would never have greenlighted that UX. Kinda looks like they are copying Edge whil
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In reply to karma77police:Works for me but you can also use the applet from IFTTT - works flawlessly.
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In reply to fishnet37222:Nothing wrong in concept but is is 2018 and cross platform/device development is the
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In reply to dontbe_evil:Its okay, but the classsy way to do it is simply let MS handle it quietly. Google is o
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In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:Google should worry about their own stuff. This is simply trying to sour people
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Google ls feeling the heat. They are clearly on the defensive here; sour grapes all the way. Funny considering
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Two words "Strategic Blunder". If he is telling the truth Macs will continue their market share decline and re
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In reply to bseigneurie:Doubt it. Windows does what everyone needs it to do.. Only the techies care about Linu
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Geez wonder if Cortana is going to work well with this solution....
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In reply to Nic:If a developer identifies a clear UX input issue then I agree fully with your comment - that w
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In reply to jimchamplin:Jim,Your statement does not hold true. I have had the displeasure of working with slop
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That demo is from Google? Why on earth would they put that up for people to see? It looks like a horrible appr
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In reply to overseer:What do think MS is doing with your data that is so egregious? MS is not Google.
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In reply to red.radar:You know if that's how you felt and that's what you did, all the more power to
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In reply to jimchamplin:The best things usually are!
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In reply to hrlngrv:That is so goofy that this is the extent of my comment on your comment.
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In reply to Daniel_D:You are stuck in the past. Painfully stuck in the past, and your analogy of MS being the
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In reply to JohnGalt1717:Right now both Google and Apple are reacting to the unified solution MS has been work
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In reply to BoItmanLives:The reason no one is discussing it - is it is a none issue.
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In reply to Simard57:It's a none issue and the article itself it baffling.
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A very over the top and highly dramatic article Paul. While it would be nice to have a pure OS free of anythin
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In reply to cayo:Yeah - the numbers don't ad up or support Chromebooks being supported anywhere. I think
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In reply to curtisspendlove:Yes you are correct. Schools have bought them and they are the biggest, and only s
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In reply to Mikhul:You are swimming upstream....
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In reply to Mikhul:Maybe he simply is not buying into the BS that is shoveled MSs way consistently.I happen to
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In reply to hrlngrv:How about neither?The updates are free. MS has an agenda that they are baking into the sof
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In reply to Alastair_Cooper:Its not a new arrival, it has been here for years and no one cares.
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Windows 10 Dell Inspiron 15 i5579-5118GRY-PUS 2 in 1 PC $549.....The perfect example underscoring why a Chrome
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In reply to Yaggs:Yes and no. The world has not transitioned to 100% internet based usage. It will still be ma
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In reply to Sprtfan:It is DOA man. Years on the market and 3% market share. It has become an OS/device solutio
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Windows 10 Dell Inspiron 15 i5579-5118GRY-PUS 2 in 1 PC $549.....The perfect example underscoring why a Chrome
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In reply to rob_segal:Some applications do require coupling. I do not see a new feature as being nefarious. Se
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In reply to Winner:You have it backwards - today MS has our backs. MS is all about the user and empowering the
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In reply to alissa914:Strange that you would have these issues as we don't have any issues as you have de
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In reply to Hassan_Timite:Edge's performance is superior to Chrome and Firefox. No exceptions. Guess you
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Paul,Really? At 3% of the market, primarily made up of little children, and you are
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In reply to yaddamaster:I guess you can make up what will most likely still be Chromebooks 3% market share in
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In reply to dcdevito:Well that almost accounts for the 3% market share!
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In reply to wright_is:It is simply a failure. An oddball OS used by little children.
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In reply to LocalPCGuy:Not in my local school system. Chromebooks stop being used after grade 5, then into Win
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In reply to Harrymyhre:Tells you how much in demand they are....
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In reply to hrlngrv:There are always the “horror stories” on every single platform. No OS is immune from t
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In reply to drjohnnyray:If the only purpose of your main device was to serve up 100% cloud based services sure
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Paul, There are no numbers that support your prognostication for Google Chromebooks.
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In reply to Kudupa:Well I had lunch with friends on Saturday, one of them works at 500+ employee regional orga
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k. This morning I had a tour of one of the Top K-12 schools. Here is the tech I saw. Chromebooks and iPads- on
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In reply to UK User:Yeah Windows has always under gone a major overhaul but its never been "Phased out". I fri
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In reply to Bats:They are clearly waiting for some joint announcement, as soon as they are released I am in fo
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In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:i have not seen a BSD with a Windows 10 release. I have seen a few green screens wi
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In reply to Nyghtfall:That's funny ;-)
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In reply to UK User:We need Microsoft period. Why anyone thinking another player in place of Microsoft would b
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In reply to Lewk:You nailed it. Nuff said. ;-)
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Please Paul. We need a Windows based mobile solution period. Android may be a good s
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In reply to maethorechannen:That would suck...sorry but just can't even remotely get on board with Androi
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In reply to rfog:You have to step back and take breath. Windows phone got crushed, while I still prefer it to
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In reply to shameermulji:I mean newer devices. From IOT to whatever new type of mobile devices MS has planned
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In reply to Eric_Rasmussen:Get ready to adjust to way more devices with WINDOWS on them. This article has dist
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In reply to red.radar:You from a parallel universe? So far off reality it's not funny.
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In reply to jumpingjackflash5:Windows is being extended not extinguished. It is as simple as that and so painf
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Paul,Can you please let us know where Microsoft has announced their intentions to move away from Windows in th
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In reply to Yaggs:It is actually ridiculous. And there are no signals from anywhere that this has anything to
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In reply to UK User:The answer is simply, Windows is not being phased out. It in fact is growing and moving to
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In reply to cyloncat:Correct. And Windows will be on more devices not less...
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In reply to hrlngrv:I think the next 12 months should reveal all to us. Either MS comes out with their mobile
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In reply to obarthelemy:Well good luck to Apple, its what they need to do to survive on the PC side of things.
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In reply to karlinhigh:Compared to what option.....?
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In reply to hrlngrv:How can you consider two mobile platforms? There is no out of hand. iOS and Android are pu
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Crazy posts here.Has anyone realized nothing has changed for productivity computing? Nothing at all; except Wi
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Wrong Dongo…"And it’s simply stated: Losing the education market is tantamount to losing the future becaus
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In reply to Chris_Kez:Deleted. ;-)
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In reply to lvthunder:Apple has fallen behind for creatives. They are no longer the best for the prices they c
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This shows that the iMac line has zero love. If PCs continue to innovate like they have over the last few year
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In reply to Nyghtfall:No it doesn't. However I have a large favorites folder system on edge and it is a b
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In reply to jboman32768:It's a hypocritical position that needs to disappear when these users retire and
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In reply to peterh_oz:Edge is the fastest browser available today. And very reliable.
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In reply to djross95:Its not a big deal at all. I bet no one on this entire thread uses the Mail app. People t
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In reply to madthinus:The mail app plays a fundamental role in the share feature and that's why it is a c
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In reply to JerryH:You think Chrome is better? That is funny. I love a gag post. ;-)
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In reply to MachineGunJohn:More and more devs will figure it out moving forward. Our dev team has moved off of
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In reply to BoItmanLives:That response is not defensive at all....The best doesn't always win, you should
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In reply to offTheRecord:Seriously? Every platform updates - it is no big deal. I find iOS the most painful as
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Edge is simply the best browser on Windows. To stick with other browsers is fine but they are not as good as E
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This is none issue. Its the mail app and the average user will not care at all that Edge opens up off of a lin
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In reply to PeteB:The compelling reason is that it works with Edge PC version which is currently the best brow
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In reply to bluvg:And it is awesome!! We have serious issues with some of our Chinese partners that is not fun
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In reply to karlinhigh:MS got caught in a technology shift and tried piece meal solutions. Highly successful f
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In reply to Chris_Kez:I think it will improve. Everyone wants everything now. Nadella has made it clear that t
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In reply to Chris_Kez:That's a mistake. Everyone still misses the fact that mobile users are either using
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In reply to Bart:Look at the Ionic. I currently have one and I love it. I use the GPS tracking when I am pract
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I am stoked for the kids version. Right now our son has a Vivofit Jr. 2 but we are on Fitbits. When he is a li
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In reply to karma77police:Customers are not unit sales; a single customer could purchase 50, 75 or a 100 units
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In reply to Roger Ramjet:The number is customers, not installed units. They are saying they cannot fulfil the
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In reply to mrdrwest:I saw one at a MS store and it was impressive. They have done a nice job with it and it m
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We want this so bad!!! Only one issue stopped us from pulling the trigger, we felt a few of the hardware featu
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In reply to karlinhigh:Yup. We are seeing full on competition between the goliaths right now and the customer
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In reply to FalseAgent:Well in this case it has! ;-)
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In reply to Sprtfan:You have nailed it. A Chromebook's differentiating points are less for less....I do n
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Paul,I don't think that mantra is actually true. Most people have jobs that use
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Here we go. We are going to see AI starting to be useful and not gimmicky. Nice to see it starting to be appli
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In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:It is one thing to have a beef between companies it is another to be abusive tow
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In reply to Bats:Jet/Walmart is coming on and will continue to grow. More real competitors to Amazon will appe
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In reply to lvthunder:Google has not proved themselves to be supportive of their customers. Until they do I wi
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In reply to FalseAgent:Yup but what goes around comes around. Google doesn't deserve better.
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In reply to lvthunderThat's why it will make more sense to move to Microsoft Cortana Devices - while thes
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Google is just getting a bit of their own medicine here. They have refused to support Windows users for years
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In reply to ghostrider:I just got a Surface Book 2 - 15" and it is flippin amazing. You know nothing about whi
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In reply to jimchamplin:Not at all. MS has made it clear - they lost the mobile phone race. They moved on with
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In reply to maethorechannen:They had no ecosystem to support them - all new OSs. They failed as they were crea
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In reply to wshwe:That is exactly what the leader in any field would like their competitors to believe. Maps a
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In reply to paul-thurrott:No it's not; it simply not good enough though.
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In reply to JohnGalt1717:You are firmly off your rocker. Most serious devs will not touch a "flutter" type of
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In reply to matsan:You actually hit on an interesting point.Surface Books are superior to Mac Books (if that u
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Everything is based on perspectives Paul; and spin I might add.Apple has been selling PCs for almost 41 years
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In reply to jptacek:Wow you have a low tolerance and a bit dramatic - hostile...pretty funny stuff.
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In reply to Nicholas_Kathrein:Not in our neck of the woods. Google is never talked about when it comes to an o
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Again Edge just keeps getting better. The full screen mode rocks; is there any reason to not operate in full s
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Finally we can get Edge on iOS. Easily a better solution to have Edge and not have to use Safari or one of the
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In reply to allanwith:Totally. This is not for a Surface Book, Surface Pro or PC. It's not for HoloLens o
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In reply to ponsaelius:It's obvious that they are setting it up for a new Mobile device. Pretty cool.
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In reply to hrlngrv:Most users prefer apps. They can be more robust, simpler, and usually quicker than web bas
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In reply to hrlngrv:It had years to grow and it is nowhere. How are they going to go from 1% to anything meani
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In reply to hrlngrv:I don't believe Google will survive Windows 10 S. Chromebooks is a walking dead OS.
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In reply to hrlngrv:1% that is not profitable for anyone. It is already a dead end. That type of adoption, aft
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In reply to jrickel96:You make a good point - if Chromebooks starts to lose steam in K-12 (I predict it has al
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In reply to gartenspartan:Hardly. Nothing supports the supposition that these students are moving into Uni and
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In reply to gartenspartan:Good. Then Google should not complain about the rules to be in the Windows store. As
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In reply to hrlngrv:Where is the YouTube app for Windows? Where is the Chrome app for Windows?...In fact the o
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In reply to hrlngrv:That's my point - K-12 doesn't care about the browser. They care about the overa
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In reply to hrlngrv:Explain how a K-12 user suffers by not having a Chrome browser to use vs an Edge browser?
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In reply to Demileto:Google is going to get creamed with their strategy to not develop for the dominate PC OS
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In reply to Chris_Kez:It's purely marketing propaganda. They know exactly what they are doing. Chrome Boo
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This perspective is odd "[I’ve noted in the past that this impasse is Microsoft’s fault](https:// www.thur
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Vaporware is alive and well. I thought it had died with the 90's....
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In reply to Bats:It also shows that Google knows Chrome OS will never be successful. If takes two to three yea
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I am waiting on mine. Getting the 256g version and popping in a Sandisk 400Gb Micro card. Should be a game cha
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Only if these services are useful in our daily lives; which they simply are not.
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Paul,I agree with this article - it is what has happened in my household - we are almost fully automated as we
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Logic dictates that when a solution comes along that pulls everything together seamlessly for the consumer it
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Chrome OS is going nowhere fast. Their K - 12 adoption has slowed with MS's renewed push into the channel
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Has anyone noticed that the tabbed windows feature is showing up in this build? I have noticed in on the calcu
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In reply to NT6.1:Windows Edge is over the top awesome now. Try using the build(s) before making comments on t
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In reply to karma77police:Hey Karma,Do you know if there is anyway I can down vote you more than once? ;-)
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Edge is Fantastic! Really awesome; the new pdf viewer design is superb, the hidden favorites bar is great, and
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In reply to PincasX:You were referencing their own growth of 5% as being great relative to Windows PCs and I w
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In reply to chrisrut:Kurzweil fan?
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In reply to matsan:Sorry if I miss understood your comment. ;-)
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In reply to SteenMachine:Yeah someone else has pointed that out. While Apple does well with it - it is a pathe
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In reply to shameermulji:That would make sense. The last numbers I saw a few years back was about a 14% market
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In reply to matsan:That is a very bizarre comment that makes no sense whatsoever.
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In reply to Corbey:But their market share is at 7.5%...who cares if their sales grew from 7%. They are in sing
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In reply to PincasX:@7.5% market share? So are you saying their market share has been below 7.5% of PC sales?
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In reply to simont:This is a good point. We just realized its been six years since we updated our boardroom co
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Apple's market share fell to 7.5%? I can't remember their share ever being below 10%.
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In reply to smc540:Nadella is putting it all together. There is no such thing as a business user and consumer
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In reply to JohnGalt1717:Ridiculous post. They made the assistant market with Cortana and it's toast.
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In reply to Edward_Grego:The difference is Microsoft is putting together the only true cross platform eco syst
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In reply to paul-thurrott:I agree with you on this with Amazon and Apple; but is Google really a partner of Mi
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Paul, I believe that these PC makers have Google pushing them into it and convincing
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In reply to Travis:I think you are right. I finally ran into someone last night who uses Siri on his phone to
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Yes they do. It is the reason Google keeps trying to make Chrome Books a thing, it i
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In reply to Edward_Grego:And you need to open your mind to a different mobile device solution. So many people
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In reply to Daishi:Hololens. Sure it was a nice tech demo, 3 years ago when they first showed it off. But sinc
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In reply to Daishi:You are framing things in light of what competitive companies are doing. Microsoft has made
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In reply to thea2_:I have not heard of Microsoft begging anyone to not buy what you need or want when you want
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In reply to chrisrut:I know. And for all we know the missing piece, the mobile device, could be a bomb. Then i
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In reply to donaldhall3:Yikes you don't get it - and you were in the company for 13 years. The Xbox One X
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In reply to ponsaelius:Or maybe it is going to be on a new killer mobile device that will do away with my iPho
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Why should Microsoft cater to competitors? Google does nothing for the Windows platform and I highly support M
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In reply to jrickel96:The novelty of Alexa Echos has worn off in my household - we have three of them in place
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In reply to Bats:Really? You need to ask you car to start? I push my pedal....some people push a button....You
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In reply to Chris_Kez:I think what everyone is missing is that MS can provide everything the other AI assistan
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So far for me Cortana is the only one making a difference in my life. I have Alexa at home and my family is no
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We are in. For our office and home. Have Nest very unhappy with it.
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In reply to hrlngrv:This is a good point. If all of this is over Windows 10 s then it is Google who has blinke
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In reply to paul-thurrott:5 years ago I would have felt that would have helped Google. Now with Microsoft'
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In reply to Demileto:Zero chance - part of the issue is security. While Google is an industry leader they will
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In reply to Travis:How? Edge is better and does everything a user needs to do with the Web. Not to mention it
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Does it really "hurt" millions of users? Don't you find this move coincidentall
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In reply to petvas:All this is going to do for Apple is preserve their 14-15% market share of PCs from eroding
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In reply to Darekmeridian:I have two 27 inch touch screens along with a Surface Book. It is very nice to work
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In reply to JaseCutler:Yes, they have no choice. They wouldn't be doing this if they did not see Microsof
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In reply to Kudupa:Third party support will happen but even with zero, and it working with all MS productivity
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In reply to Finley:This already feels like it is a killer feature. MS is cutting through all of the bs around
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In reply to adamcorbally:That's your world not the world of Windows developers. What else is there to dev
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This is a very nice upgrade. The feel of the system is increasingly looking very polished. Really happy to see
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In reply to RobertJasiek:Got to wait to see it. My money is on MS releasing a dual screen device that is valua
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In reply to GT_Tecolotecreek:It really depends how it is designed, at this point we are all guessing. But from
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In reply to Rob_Wade:Cannot disagree with you more - if the device is solid it will stop anyone from needing t
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In reply to GT_Tecolotecreek:This is not true to the diagram. In the diagram there is no gap between the scree
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In reply to ben55124:If it becomes reality it would kill tablets easily. Everyone mostly defaults to their pho
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In reply to ErichK:Problem is it is OSX....and no touch screen for $5,000! Better off getting a Windows 10 PC
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Microsoft has just barely released their new offerings for the K-12 market. Let's see where we are after
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In reply to hrlngrv:Can't agree with you there. Usually there are PC's at home that they will work o
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In reply to rfog:Yes but it is still iOS and not a Windows 10 based PC solution - huge difference.
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Chrome OS had a good ride off of the vacuum left by MS. Now its over, MS has everything in place and when you
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The beginning of the end for Chrome OS in K-12. Never made sense to train up children on a system they will ne
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In reply to lezmaka:"If only Microsoft would make it so you could right-click on a tile, go to More > and c
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In reply to Bart:Sweet. Thanks I didn't know about that. Love the browser on my iPhone.
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In reply to ghostrider:MS phones are not a thing anymore.
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In reply to jbinaz:Yeah people are trying to use Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt against it here on the posting. M
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In reply to Winner:Their whole OS...Mixed Reality....Office....Hotmail....Microsoft is actually off doing thei
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In reply to wunderbar:Weird - I find the opposite. Edge is just faster than Chrome. I can't speak to Fire
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In reply to Adlton:Right click menu drop downs in Edge are instant for me...
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Totally. Using the iOS test version right now on my phone and love it and it is my browser on my PC.
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In reply to Winner:Birds of a feather....
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In reply to Jason_Liao:Short of buying a Sonos it has the best sound of the lot.
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In reply to jbinaz:Better device that will work with Alexa in the near future - no brainer. Nothing to explain
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In reply to jr.flynn:Actually your points do not make sense. At $99 it is the best purchase of all the availab
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Gotta get rid of them somehow and discounting helps...a bit. ;-)
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In reply to Jeffery_Commaroto:It looks like a large roll of toilet paper to me.
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You can own two Xbox One X's (Gobs of crazy processing power) for the price of an iPhone X. Anyone see an
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In reply to TheJoeFin:It is coming.
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In reply to brad-sams:I have no problems with a sponsored post. I just don’t get the issue a few have raised
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Does it run on Chromebooks?
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In reply to hrlngrv:I think the Surface Pro LTE is really for road warriors that don't want to be bothere
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In reply to hrlngrv:Dude joystick pointer! Man I used a few laptops in the 90's with those, I tried to li
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In reply to jimchamplin:You would only buy a Chrome OS if you did not know better. Again what is the benefit t
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In reply to jimchamplin:Its about adding value and not me too devices. They exited phones as they lost in that
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The only issue they have right now are industry developers rooted in old bias. Microsoft under Satya Nadella h
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In reply to jwpear:Our tablets hardly get used anymore. iPad Air 2s; we either just use our 7s iPhones or we a
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In reply to hrlngrv:No but I don’t have an an issue with updates. I think in order for Chromebooks to be suc
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In reply to jimchamplin:Windows 10 on a cheap box or laptop does the trick. For the average user Edge is a sup
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In reply to Chris_Kez:Why try to introduce yet another OS into the mix when it offers nothing more to the end
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In reply to paul-thurrott:So they want to turn into Windows then....
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In reply to jwpear:And it's definitely not businesses when compared to MS's business solutions. Chro
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This just feels like a solution where one is not needed. It is clear that Google would like market share of th
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I have a reservation in on the i7 15' when it is available. Three reasons for me to move from my i7 perfo
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In reply to Simard57:Johnson Controls Glas
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In reply to cheetahdriver:I can tell you right now that MS Connections is huge for us. It is going to replace
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In reply to TurboFool:Can't wait to find out. This has been too long coming. If it is durable it has the
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In reply to Bart:Not in my household. My wife would kill for this thing. She ignores the iPad Air 2 for her iP
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In reply to BrickPrinter:That is why I am pumped about it. We put two Nest thermostats in our office. We chang
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In reply to Stooks:MS is in it for the long term. They simply rebooted what they were doing. I agree with thei
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In reply to djp952:It really is a no brainer - Cortana is here to stay; there will probably end up being a to
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In reply to unkinected:That is a big one! It does need to be reconciled somehow.
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In reply to Soundtweaker:I cannot imagine they will not make this happen. I guess it is a wait and see issue.
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This is the best deal in the market today. You get Alexa and Cortana through it (yes when it is released...),
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In reply to slerched:This is simply the first device. The attack doesn't start until next year. There is
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In reply to lilmoe:It doesn't make any sense.
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In reply to maethorechannen:You are probably right but I don't really get it in the end. Most devs have l
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This feels like Samsung is worried about desktop capabilities off of the phone. Question is why? I think it mi
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In reply to paul-thurrott:Crickets? What the heck I haven’t seen that before.All I am trying to say is it is
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In reply to maethorechannen:And a flawed concept.
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Pixel buds - again nothing new here. Microsoft already does real-time translation via Skype; MS’s demo of in
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In reply to maethorechannen:Microsoft's first release was in Windows XP around 2001. They have ben workin
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So far Google is leading nothing in AI. Siri was first out, Alexa released the first speaker devices, MS lunch
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In reply to Chris_Hedlund:They already do; but just like on iOS Chrome needs to use Edge's rendering engi
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Simply awesome!! Just finished setting this up on my iPhone and the continue on PC feature works so well! Tota
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I have not met one (1) human being that uses Google Assistant. The Google speaker purchase cards gather dust a
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In reply to MikeGalos:Bang on. And it will fuel more PC sales. Anyone can see this train coming a mile away.
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In reply to billalm:Simple - they are going to dominate this field. It requires a decent PC or a powerful cons
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In reply to hrlngrv:Why bother? Google gets their share, Apple gets their share, and now Microsoft gets their
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In reply to RonH:Looks like it is; it is available on all platforms in the store.
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In reply to MutualCore:Chrome needs to catch up to Edge in the performance department. ;-)
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When are they doing their role out of Invoke and the Johnson Control's Glas? I thought they were doing a
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In reply to jr.flynn:It will be interesting to see how they plan the transition.
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In reply to Polycrastinator:We love teams, and it seems to be more stable for Video calls than Skype for Busin
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Does anyone else dislike the new bold phone keypad? And think that the Swipe up control panel has become a com
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In reply to webdev511:How ever you may see even better apps than Google's appear as UWP's. It's
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In reply to MutualCore:If the +500 number is from the Anniversary Update bar then it would infer 600+.
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In reply to PincasX:If it sells well it proves that some people have more money than brains.
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In reply to maethorechannen:No its not, but when I look at everything Google is working on in the areas of Mob
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Is innovation dead at Google?
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In reply to hrlngrv:The average consumer getting Windows 10 is probably sticking with Edge - why wouldn't
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In reply to hrlngrv:https://www.w3counter.com/trendsYou can see Chrome clearly declining and Edge clearly star
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In reply to t3chguy:How many people are in your company? Your metrics do not delineate between mobile browsers
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Chrome is loosing traction right now on the desktop; Edge is gaining it
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In reply to goodbar:Cortina first, Siri or Alexa ( Due to Cortana integration), Google Assistant.
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These examples are not impressive at all. Most of these capabilities have been in development in other compani
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I think everyone is pretty much missing it, based on the current posts. This new capability is just that, an n
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In reply to toukale:Way to early to call anything in this space. Check back in a few years.
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In reply to madthinus:You are funny! Any other jokes?
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In reply to ghostrider:??? You live in another universe.
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In reply to brad-sams:An no one has done that yet in these emerging categories.
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In reply to rsjr:You are spot on. Android is nothing special, iPhones are tired....I have said many times befo
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In reply to James_Wilson:I switched to DuckDuckGo and I rarely use google anymore. I do see a problem with dat
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Brad,They can't launch until they are ready. I still think this concept of them "needing" to rush to the
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In reply to LemonJoose:Try Duckduckgo.com - I use this as my default and it does the job. It's major bene
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In reply to evox81:It will never be "fast enough" - we have VR on the horizon going mainstream, we will see 8k
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All USB cables should be required to have clear markings as to the exact type of cable it is and the version o
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In reply to IanYates82:A post about a failed product trying to follow in the footsteps of HoloLens turns into
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In reply to Mark from CO:That was a weird rant.
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In reply to Mark from CO:Are you okay???
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In reply to Watney:???
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:Paul,Google chrome is not a requirement of the majority of PC users. It is also a go
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In reply to hrlngrv:How much do developers get on iOS and Android for their apps? What does Apple and Google c
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In reply to Luka Radunovic:Like how you keep stepping in it. I Mac Pro is $800 more, no touchscreen, no pen s
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In reply to Luka Radunovic:?????
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In reply to Luka Radunovic:I am starting to feel sorry for you. Your posts make me think you are either unable
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In reply to Luka Radunovic:Good luck with that. Man that is funny. Mac has steadily been losing market share f
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In reply to Spineless:Try using the latest version of iOS, we have two iPads at home and the latest iOS versio
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In reply to Tony Barrett:Windows 10 is really getting awesome. The feel of everything is getting progressively
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In reply to Luka Radunovic:Actually I much prefer to respond to texts and WhatsApp messages on my syste keyboa
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In reply to chrisrut:Funny
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In reply to SherlockHolmes:I tried it out last night and I do like it. Its nice to have one or two of my key s
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In reply to Luka Radunovic:All I can say is every update the OS is simply distancing itself from iOS, OSX, and
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In reply to chrisrut:It is very nice.
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In reply to SherlockHolmes:Windows 10, Windows 10S, Surface Pros, Surface Studio, all MS third party vend
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:But what are you reacting to exactly? That's the confusing part...
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In reply to dstrauss:Apple products are: Nice and high quality. Apple products are not: a good value, offering
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Paul,I have to admit how surprised I am by such a short sighted article. Did you really believe that in the ne
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In reply to boots:You do not simply place more features on a screen due to the fact you have more space. Excel
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Paul,We used to have a saying for this - "Vaporware". It was a strategy used for trying to freeze a market and
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In reply to Pbike908:iOS is getting messy and confusing. It is not worth a premium price if they are going to
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If these screen shots do not convince anyone that Apple is clearly not the same without Steve, nothing ever wi
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In reply to Watney:That is a very nice feature, that I would say is a job well done.
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In reply to Matt Goldman:Coincidence that Apple is claiming 20 after MS claimed 21? If Apple fudges their batt
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In reply to Michael Rivers:Inch by inch. They only care about iOS not Mac OS - I would not be surprised to see
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The question: is the Apple Pen latency truly 20ms? Did they make this claim after MSs claim of 21ms? The diffe
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In reply to Chris_Kez:Not unless you are an artist. It's still just an iPad....
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In reply to Locust Infested Orchard Inc.:Edge is a superior browser to Chrome. Smaller, faster, more secure. C
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What is up with Apple and Google? Both of them have released really ugly smart speakers. Would it really have
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In reply to skane2600:Huge connection. Today most of the world sits with a PC for work purposes, for some its&
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In reply to skane2600:Actually the desktop, or productivity device, is a huge problem for google long term. Wi
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In reply to hrlngrv:Dude. Why don't you just wait to see what it is? Right now MS has the platform that i
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In reply to hrlngrv:You got it wrong 97% of people were clearly directed not to buy a windows phone - all the
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In reply to hrlngrv:Wow you keep pointing out you don't get it. The eye is on the future, consumers chang
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In reply to hrlngrv:For Mobile phones they are done man.
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In reply to hrlngrv:Wow. It is amazing how you can predict the future of a product you don't know anythin
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In reply to jimchamplin:I cannot profess to know the answer. I can just state that MS themselves have stated t
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In reply to hrlngrv:Fair enough. I should be clearer. Since MS hit choppy waves, I would peg that at Window 8
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In reply to Interweb Deuce:Thanks for this - I use this quote all the time. However it should be interpreted b
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In reply to hrlngrv:You are stuck thinking strictly in a smart phone paradigm.
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In reply to wunderbar:Simply due to the fact that Satya Nadella has already stated that they are not doing a s
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In reply to hrlngrv:It is not going to be a phone. It will run software, you will be able to call people from
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:Paul, you kinda got sucked into this one. You know and anyone who has LISTENED to Sa
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In reply to wunderbar:You know exactly what MSs plans are for their new mobile device? That's amazing! Ca
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The main goal of being on arm is simply to allow Microsoft (Windows) to be on the same playing field as Apple
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In reply to Daekar:Just use Edge. Faster and more secure.
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In reply to david.thunderbird:So companies should give up and go away if they fail more than once? We wouldn&#
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In reply to Daekar:This might do it; who knows?
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In reply to Brandon Mills:How does Snapchat work with Windows again? Cortana? Xbox? Is MS not allowed an excel
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In reply to prettyconfusd:Let's just see if MS does launch a new category of mobile devices. If they do y
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In reply to bbold:Its a Trojan horse model at work. You actually want to ensure the massive user base of Andro
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In reply to hrlngrv:I thought I was being fair to that point "...doesn't make sense going forward" its a
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In reply to hrlngrv:It really doesn't make sense going forward. Enterprises will be able to buy windows 1
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Paul, Your own article ( The PC Market Just (Barely) Bounced Off the Bottom (Premium) ) states the following "
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In reply to Nicholas Kathrein:Google profits off of our personal data - you need to accept that. You may not t
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In reply to Bill Russell:Can't agree. Google is an egregious company when it comes to obtaining one'
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Could the thing look any uglier?
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In reply to hrlngrv:I can't agree less, most people just use Chrome simply due to them having it. Edge is
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In reply to PeteB:That's funny. I think any chance of Google realizing penetration into Corporate enterpr
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In reply to Breaker119:You are spot on.
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Does anyone know anyone who is paying $35 a month for Google TV? Who uses Google keep? Google gets point for t
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In reply to wunderbar:They have already said they are releasing an adapter to support USB-C via the Surface Co
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In reply to Chris Blair:I have gone one step further - I use duckduckgo.com as my search engine about 90%+ of
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In reply to Mark from CO:Yikes. They have plenty of leverage everyone either owns a pc of some sort or they ha
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In reply to Mark from CO:Wrongo Dongo. Exactly the opposite. Google is getting zipped this fall. MS has a clea
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In reply to 1024freeman:Nope. It is #1 for market share but a distant third in comparison to the other two. It
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In reply to hrlngrv:I agree they failedveryone and as a result everyone got stuck with Android. Maybe they wer
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In reply to Wizzwith:I have to say I never used Blackberry but people did seem to really love it. Android howe
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In reply to Wizzwith:You are correct. Microsoft is only actively reporting Windows 10 installs, not the entire
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In reply to Ugur:I have used all three. I believe that Windows Mobile was (is?) the best. iOS a close second a
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In reply to siko:Totally... the 3rd best mobile OS won...it is a sad day in tech history to see something so b
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In reply to zself:I would suggest saving your money and waiting for the iPhone version of this to come. MS sai
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In reply to John Scott:No one cares about Chromebooks. Period. It was a great option for k-12 but now with Win
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In reply to Luka Radunovic:Everyone will. Its a complete no-brainer!
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In reply to Demileto:It doesn't matter but you do realize that iTunes will now be available on whatever n
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In reply to eeisner:Most likely not. Its a no brainer that Apple will lose out to competitors that have compet
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In reply to IanYates82:If google persists in trying to beat MS by staying off Windows, it will back fire on th
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In reply to Pierre Masse:Not at all. I myself am really enjoying seeing all of the strategy between all of the
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In reply to Awhispersecho:If it doesn't do Skype or FaceTime (at a minimum) that is a useless feature to
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In reply to Mark from CO:It's over for Chrome Books Mark. Enterprise can now buy Windows 10 S as inexpens
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This market is nascent. Microsoft is not too late at all. I actually think this Echo device is cool but Amazon
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In reply to karlinhigh:In relation to this app you have to be fair that is hidden and either not meant for a d
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In reply to karlinhigh:You are spot on - developers think a feature is a software program today. The problem i
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It is too late Paul. The window of opportunity has closed and MS is launching Windows 10 S. Google's joy
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It could be the announcement of Cortana enabled home devices like the echo from Amazon.
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In reply to MerlinE.:I don't see how they are making a big deal out of it. Its as low key as you can get.
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In reply to JanesJr1:It does. The light bulb flashed for us yesterday and we are looking to move our sales for
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In reply to navarac:From your description of the Surface Laptop - the answer would be the same people buying t
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In reply to harmjr:This is for the students and businesses that wanted/needed a Windows version of the Air. Th
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In reply to dhallman:It is available in Canada for Pre-order. MS called me today for mine. So if you are wanti
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In reply to Todd Northrop:That's not the point of it - it is a strategic positioning of the OS, the OSs n
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In reply to leops1984:Its not for gamers - it is for that segment that found a Chrome Book attractive and Chro
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In reply to Nic:Use Edge then. I have multiple monitors with different DPI resolutions...Edge is also way fast
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In reply to Dan1986ist:That is strong.
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In reply to harmjr:Sure it is - I am sure the board of the college did not know this was an option for them at
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In reply to mruszczyk:$50 you got what you want or just use Edge. Funny its like MS is making using Chrome a $
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In reply to Mark from CO:You have it backwards. Google is now screwed here. Schools don't care about the
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MS has got Google right where they want them. If Google does not put Chrome in the store Edge becomes the defa
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In reply to mmcpher:Google had their shot at it and they did not move fast enough. Now MS is on it with a bett
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In reply to bbold:And then they grow up and use MS products - its sad actually. At least MS is arriving with a
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In reply to SvenJ:Uh yeah....chrome books are the odd bird out. First mover but they are about to see the intr
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In reply to VasiS:Or it just killed Chrome books.....
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In reply to wshwe:Why? It destroys buying a Chromebook. No reason to absolutely give everything away for free
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In reply to TheOneX:We just got the i7 Surface Studio for our Lead Social media person...the Graphic Designers
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In reply to mercblue281:Start using Duckduckgo.com ... I am pretty happy with it and so is my team.
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In reply to Nicholas Kathrein:The issue is not Chrome OS vs Windows 10 but rather Windows 10 Cloud. We do not
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In reply to pecosbob04:Interesting that you have experienced people using Chrome books. I have never come acro
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In reply to Waethorn:No one asked for an iPod either....
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In reply to SaintKaze:I was just thinking about posting how the last few updates continue to speed up almost e
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In reply to lordbaal1:Or it is simply telegraphing a new device on the horizon that will take advantage of thi
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In reply to rfog:It is releasing in Canada on April 20th.
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In reply to robsanders247:I could never leave for even a day trip with just my iPad - it's just not a goo
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In reply to johnlavey:It is noticeably faster. I don't know what they have done but something has serious
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In reply to Paul Thurrott:Android is only successful due to the void Microsoft left vs iOS. Android was (is?)
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In reply to Darmok N Jalad:You are just dug in aren't you? Regardless of why people use Windows they USE
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That's pretty cool. I am going to try it right now.
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In reply to Darmok N Jalad:It is a phone OS. A unsuccessful Tablet OS and non existent as a Productivity OS. A
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In reply to BinBinLives:How has Windows 10 been stalled? What facts are you referring too?
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Wow. Surprise...Android is the most used mobile OS...big deal it has been this way for years. Trying to parall
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In reply to RobertJasiek:Android has become the model? For what? Mobile OS? Then yes it is the dominate platfo
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Paul,This comment is absolutely incorrect "the maker of the dominant personal computing platform on earth" (a
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In reply to hrlngrv:Windows 10 is plowing forward with new areas of computing while the only other viable plat
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In reply to hrlngrv:Just out of curiosity, how do these ads effect your use of the system or productivity?
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In reply to glenn8878:What "peer" OS is better than Windows 10?
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In reply to hrlngrv:I think you must be drinking magic juice to make you think productivity is going to phones
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I find this whole issue a non issue; the average user (make that the majority of users) could care less.
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In reply to BoItmanLives:Interesting on how the only thing I am hearing or seeing is a dramatic increase in Wi
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Holy smokes! Paul time to benchmark Edge against Chrome. Edge is crazy fast on my system after this update.Rea
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In reply to RonH:
That is one ugly watch. Is it really that hard to produce something that would look nic
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In reply to glenn8878:
Rome was not built in a day. Windows 10 is shaping up beautifully at this point. My wif
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In reply to Bart:
Most likely different dev teams with different objectives. Pretty sure that the legacy&
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In reply to Mark from CO:
The dev segment looks pathetic to me at this point. Most Android apps are like a poo
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In reply to jonsmi:
But then you would be stuck using OSX....and that would suck way too much. It's lame compa
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In reply to karma77police:
You sound like an old dude that refuses to use an ATM and wants to be serviced by a
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In reply to Mark from CO:
Your post is too funny. You do realize Mac's have less than 10% of the PC marke
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In reply to markiehill:
P.S. The keyboards suck on Macs - mushy keys. I do remember them being better but
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In reply to markiehill:
OSX is horrible. It is such an unclear user interface design - OSX/Macs are
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In reply to markiehill:
I will agree however it is really the applications that need to be updated. I like the
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In reply to Lewk:
It's really a non issue. Every time I search on google I am hit with some type of
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In reply to bservies:
I just set up a graphic designer with a new iMac 5k system. OSX is a painful experi
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I think a mobile device that functions like a phone (single screen) and then like a small form
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In reply to lordbaal1:
How about running on two 5 or 6 inche screens seamlessly put together? ;-)
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In reply to ben55124: For some people it is just a matter of not wanting to us the other two operating sy
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In reply to Bats: That is sardonic, yes? "...all the power and fun of Android...".
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Microsoft's version of a phone is not going to look like this. They are going to move beyond being simply a ph
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In reply to alaskanjackson:
It is just the beginning for the Surface Brand. I think MS will be outselling Appl
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In reply to tremblaymax:
Our entire company is in the 6%! ;-)
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In reply to lordbaal1: You are right. However they are driving at the ultimate "mobile device" that will run x
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I think we have a new paradigm for phones with Microsoft's ARM platform announcement. Overnight they have
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In reply to Joe_Blo:
Or rather we are finally in the 21st Century.
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In reply to Joe_Blo:
I can't even remember the last time I saw a BSOD. But I do remember my Ipad locking up al
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In reply to lordbaal1:
They don't need to be. The processors are becoming far more powerful than the software
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In reply to CompUser:
Here is the simple answer - they put this in for a reason. There is a use case that this
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While Amazon is still dominate in cloud services, it feels like they are taking a very aggressive anti-MS stan
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It is all about the battery life for me. I have my pre-order in on a new one solely for the extra battery life
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APPLE HAS OFFICIALLY BLOWN IT. Gimmicky upgrade - ergonomically nonsensical, and much less of a laptop than th
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In reply to karma77police:
Windows 10 over OSX any day of the year.
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In reply to karma77police:
You do realize that in the last 18 months Apple's PC share has dropped from 14% to
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In reply to pwrof3:
You are totally correct. But I think everyone is missing huge business segments that will
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In reply to Elton_Saulsberry:
One of our Graphic Artist is using a 5 year old iMac and is happy. I think somet
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In reply to lordbaal1:
Watcom will see it that way. I think the target though was, and is, Apple. Wacom is col
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In reply to karma77police:
Sorry but I don't agree. Most of the professionals I work with will buy either the
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In reply to Mike_Peluso:
I don't think it is as simple as that. There are clearly reasons for their choices; b
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In reply to karma77police:
You are simply out to lunch. This is a premium product meant for professionals. iMa
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In reply to waverunning.geek:
The camera is fully Windows Hello compatible (RealSense). When you take time to
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At Paul - You want the best product in its category then you have to pay for it. Microsoft just out Appled App
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In reply to Adam_Desrosiers:
Our Graphic designers can ditch their Watcom Screens and iMacs and now have one c
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In reply to pwrof3:
MS just stole the crown for best all in one PC. This is the second year in a row they have
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Wow. They did it again! MS just killed Watcom Cintiq and iMac's in one fell swoop. We need this monitor as a s
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Well it is clear that MS is gearing up for more touchscreen productivity. My guess is that key players are alr
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In reply to SvenJ:
It appears that Paul has make a mistake on his intel. Microsoft is indeed unvieling a new S