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Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple

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Re: Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple

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Post by kakarot »

orbitalv wrote: post #247
kakarot wrote: post #112

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Would you mind elaborating on points 3-5 for me? I haven't heard about #3, I guess I don't understand 3D Touch's hardware specs enough to know what you mean with #4, and I just don't believe #5.

Apple's ipad pro/pencil is better than the previous industry best (Wacom) by a wide margin. It's more sensitive, better ergonomics (narrow diameter, not plastic), much lower initial activation pressure. Paired with a much better display in a more portable package at similar price to a Cintiq companion. Professional artists are flocking to it in droves . From my facebook feed where I follow artists from AAA game compa…

Interesting. I'll have to give it a try. I've been against a screen + drawing surface combo up till now, my Intuos Pro has met my needs pretty well. But I'm always down for more precision.

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Post by tolger »

tmat wrote: post #129

Windows as a software developer is not a fun experience. Until Windows improves my ability to build shit in something other than .net, C#, etc(video game dev not withstanding) and improves the command prompt to function more like a console, I have no interest in going back what so ever.

As a heavy bash user I have to agree. Even the new Linux subsystem for Windows terminals use the horrible command prompt. I wish they would port Ubuntu's terminal app with tabs and much better usability.

Re: Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple

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Post by jagermo »

nodamage wrote: post #261
jagermo wrote: post #121

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I own a perfectly fine iPad 1 and can't use apps for it anymore because Apple said so. This really irks me, at least let me install the latest usable version. The iPad is still working nicely, but the behavior by Apple just sucks.

You can: https://support.apple.com/en-is/HT201377

Running Windows :(

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Post by jagermo »

bigmanwalter wrote: post #138
jagermo wrote: post #121

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I own a perfectly fine iPad 1 and can't use apps for it anymore because Apple said so. This really irks me, at least let me install the latest usable version. The iPad is still working nicely, but the behavior by Apple just sucks.

If you first add the app to iTunes for PC/Mac, then it lets you install the last compatible version of the app on your iDevice!

wow, thanks. I'll try this.

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Post by bigmanwalter »

jagermo wrote: post #284
bigmanwalter wrote: post #138

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If you first add the app to iTunes for PC/Mac, then it lets you install the last compatible version of the app on your iDevice!

wow, thanks. I'll try this.

It's absurd they don't say that anywhere, but it works :)

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Post by MrScruff »

lmm wrote: post #58
MrScruff wrote: post #9

This is a bizarre comparison. The Surface Studio is not in competition with the MacBook Pro. It's closest analogue is something like the iPad Pro with a stand I guess. Apple will not be making a direct competitor to the Surface Studio because they aren't going to make a touch screen MacOS (the right decision IMO). I mean the Studio looks nice if you're an illustrator but there's no obligation to compete with every ni…

As a happy Surface Book user, I don't see how the Surface Studio is niche? I don't use the touchscreen that often, but it's great to have it - why would you ever not want touch to work? And there are some things that are a lot better on a touchscreen. In 5 or 10 years every desktop computer will look like the Surface Studio. At the moment it's a premium product (but so is everything Apple makes).

In my opinion it's a niche because it's an expensive product aimed at illustrators. One of the main features is the pivoting stand that lets you use it like a drafting table. It's cool and all but why would someone who doesn't want to draw on it own one? Why doesn't everyone own wacom tablets?

Personally, I don't even use tablets anymore because I find it tedious to have to 1:1 drag over larger screen sizes. Works fine on a phone, but for anything larger a trackpad with an acceleration curve feels more efficient.

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Post by lmm »

MrScruff wrote: post #286
lmm wrote: post #58

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As a happy Surface Book user, I don't see how the Surface Studio is niche? I don't use the touchscreen that often, but it's great to have it - why would you ever not want touch to work? And there are some things that are a lot better on a touchscreen. In 5 or 10 years every desktop computer will look like the Surface Studio. At the moment it's a premium product (but so is everything Apple makes).

In my opinion it's a niche because it's an expensive product aimed at illustrators. One of the main features is the pivoting stand that lets you use it like a drafting table. It's cool and all but why would someone who doesn't want to draw on it own one? Why doesn't everyone own wacom tablets? Personally, I don't even use tablets anymore because I find it tedious to have to 1:1 drag over larger screen sizes. Works fi…

> It's cool and all but why would someone who doesn't want to draw on it own one?

They wouldn't, or only would occasionally. But that doesn't interfere with other use, and indeed a good adjustment arm that can hold the screen steady in a lot of different positions is something most users would appreciate.

> Why doesn't everyone own wacom tablets?

Because you buy them separately, and because they take up extra space if you're not using them.

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Post by nodamage »

jagermo wrote: post #283
nodamage wrote: post #261

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You can: https://support.apple.com/en-is/HT201377

Running Windows :(

Follow the iOS instructions. You can install older versions of apps directly from the App Store on your iPad by going into the Purchased section. It will prompt you to install the last compatible version.

If you're trying to do this with an app you haven't previously purchased, you'll need to purchase it directly on iTunes, and then it will show up in the Purchased section of the App Store on the device.

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Post by simonh »

jhasse wrote: post #195
simonh wrote: post #150

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>What technology are you talking about? The way the pen and screen work together, and the screen sandwich layering that significantly reduces parallax between the pencil tip and image. Regarding processor tech I was mainly thinking of the move to 64bit and secure enclave which completely out-manoeuvred the competition. I'm not saying Apple is the only company innovating, Android Wear is a credible and innovative alte…

> Regarding processor tech I was mainly thinking of the move to 64bit and secure enclave which completely out-manoeuvred the competition. Why is the move to 64 bit so important, but the move to 4 cores isn't? I don't really see why 64 bit makes sense for This is also the first time I hear about Secure Enclave. TouchID isn't that secure anyway ( https://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2013/ccc-breaks-apple-touchid ), so I reall…

Pass codes aren't perfectly secure either. Someone can see you type it in, or infer it from finger smudges. If your criterion for accepting a technology is perfection in all circumstances you're not going to find many technologies that satisfy it.

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Post by eridius »

TACIXAT wrote: post #276
eridius wrote: post #254

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> When I was using it on a certain network it couldn't hit the NTP servers. This set the time to 1970 This doesn't make sense. No device resets its time to 1970 when it can't hit NTP servers.

I took a video - https://youtu.be/GAFh8j8pCaQ?t=21s

That video is showing someone (presumably you?) scrolling through the date picker. It does not appear to provide any evidence to support your claim that the device resets to 1970 when it cannot get a response from NTP. As I said before, literally no device would ever behave that way, because not being able to get an NTP response is not a particularly uncommon occurrence (it happens any time you don't have internet), so any device that reset to 1970 would be extremely obviously broken as literally every single person would hit this many many many times.
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