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Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by Amezarak » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 6:21 PM UTC

whatever_dude wrote: post #226

NDizzle wrote: post #104

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I had a long discussion a few weeks ago with some friends about how in the short term, Apple messed up with iOS/OS X while Microsoft took the hard, long, correct route and made the OS work in both places. This was after the launch of the iPad Pro which is xbox-huge. I was imagining a product which was a MacBook "Base" which you could connect an iPad to as the 'screen' - except you'd have two different OSes that you'd…

This right here. I'm almost afraid it might be too late for them, but Microsoft has been doing it right time and time again with their hardware, and now with their OS (at least after 8.1). I've been a Windows user since 3.11, but I'm always on the verge of switching over to OSX as my main dev/personal machine... Windows 10 & the Surface Pro have been able to at least delay this switch this time around. Microsoft is t…

I went from a Galaxy SIII to an Nokia Icon, now running WP 8.1.

IME, the OS and associated MS apps are fantastic, the phone is solid, and I have no complaints. If that's all you cared about I'd say switch today.

But there is definitely an app gap. I was never a huge app user, and most of what I used was there, but I'm pretty sure that's not true for most people. It's pretty hit or miss. You can find Facebook, Teamviewer, Netflix, and Plex, but if you want Snapshat, you're SOL. There aren't even any third party Snapchats around, because Snapchat demanded they be removed from the Windows Store.

There's no first-party Google apps, no doubt a big stumbling block for a lot of people.

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by r-w » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 6:22 PM UTC

exelius wrote: post #342

0xFFC wrote: post #323

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I wish I had down voting ability , You would be my best candidate for down voting.

And this is why most people on HN can't down vote comments.

And why the people who can get to decide who can’t.

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by on_and_off » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 6:22 PM UTC

voiceclonr wrote: post #207

Page looks bad and it loads so slow! At some point, the msdn pages were awesomely fast and I would've imagined they spent more time on load testing for such a crucial day. That aside, the product looks very interesting. I was a Windows user for a long time and switched to Mac in the last few years. This makes me want to give the newbie a try.

not only it is slow, the subpage is also completely messed on Chrome/OsX . That's not something I would expect from a company with Microsoft resources.

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by bhauer » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 6:23 PM UTC

dang wrote: post #347

We merged https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10340117 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10340022 hither, since there shouldn't be three stories about this on the front page. Since the live event looks done now, we've picked (what I think is?) the most significant product URL to change to from http://www.microsoft.com/october2015event/en-us/live-event . If anyone suggests a better URL we can change it again.

Consider changing the title to mention Surface Pro 4, Lumia 950, Surface Book, and Band 2.

The event was about more than the Surface Book.

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 6:23 PM UTC

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Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by findjashua » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 6:24 PM UTC

that page does not inspire confidence

screenshot: http://imgur.com/uBQfoaX

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by SNACKeR99 » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 6:24 PM UTC

mythz wrote: post #75

Analemma_ wrote: post #7

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Credit to Panos and everyone who put that together, I didn't see the removable screen coming. That was the kind of "one more thing" moment that rivals Apple at their best showmanship.

Panos was an obnoxious douche, the products and "One more thing" reveal deserved a much better presenter.

Comments like this don't exactly reflect well on you, either. Why not lead by example?

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by acaloiar » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 6:24 PM UTC

ableal wrote: post #372

dang wrote: post #347

We merged https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10340117 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10340022 hither, since there shouldn't be three stories about this on the front page. Since the live event looks done now, we've picked (what I think is?) the most significant product URL to change to from http://www.microsoft.com/october2015event/en-us/live-event . If anyone suggests a better URL we can change it again.

Found prices and specs here (redirected from surface.com): http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us Page's not looking too good on Mac Safari, though.

There's a resource on the page (https://controls.account.microsoft-int.com/me?partner=surfac...) precluding other resources from loading. Just wait it out.

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by aNoob7000 » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 6:25 PM UTC

Karunamon wrote: post #313

exelius wrote: post #301

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Microsoft's server software is actually top-notch and has been for years. Server 2003 was rough, but after that MS really started improving the management tools and allowing a lot more command line via powershell, etc. And in corporate America, Microsoft's Server products are near-ubiquitous. Consider that most of the in-house workflow tools at any company are built in Sharepoint -- and Sharepoint is actually a great…

At the risk of sounding overly snarky: Top-notch does not mean putting the Goddamned Metro UI, a thing for users on touch screens , on a Goddamned SERVER OS like they did with 2012. It's insanity. Every time I have to RDP into a 2012 machine, I cringe a bit. Whoever was responsible for that decision should be shot, and the corpse fired. For all Microsoft has been doing to improve their standing lately, they still mak…

We just upgraded to Office 2013 and the colors in Outlook are killing me. Microsoft basically gives you three themes which are basically some form of a light white/grey background.

I don't understand how this color scheme made it out of QA testing without someone complaining about it.

Re: New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

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Post by niels_olson » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 6:25 PM UTC

exelius wrote: post #335

Karunamon wrote: post #313

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At the risk of sounding overly snarky: Top-notch does not mean putting the Goddamned Metro UI, a thing for users on touch screens , on a Goddamned SERVER OS like they did with 2012. It's insanity. Every time I have to RDP into a 2012 machine, I cringe a bit. Whoever was responsible for that decision should be shot, and the corpse fired. For all Microsoft has been doing to improve their standing lately, they still mak…

Yeah, the UI is shit, though in the next server release they're adding native PowerShell over SSH, so hopefully you should never have to log in to one again.

will I need a CAL to SSH in?