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Microsoft Announces The Surface Pro 3

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Re: Microsoft Announces The Surface Pro 3

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Any news regarding Surface 3 RT? RT's lackluster sales and noticeable absence from this announcement makes me think Microsoft could be narrowing focus to just x86 versions of Windows going forward.

They said nothing about RT so I think you are right and the main focus will be on full win8 experience with Intel for what is related to 12'screens. For the smaller I think RT can be still part of microsoft strategy, at least to fight in the low price market zone.

Re: Microsoft Announces The Surface Pro 3

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It's interesting that the TechCrunch article quotes Panay as saying "This is the tablet that can replace your tablet" which I read as a shot across the bow at Apple, but The Verge article quotes him as saying "This is the tablet than can replace your laptop," which is totally different.

Re: Microsoft Announces The Surface Pro 3

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As a long time Linux and Apple user, I am actually thinking of getting one of these. After working as a software developer for forty years I am retiring (from paid work) so a hopefully short term hit in productivity with a new research/development system does not bother me, and it would be fun to use a different system. As long as it well supports IntelliJ, Haskell Platform tools, etc., it should be more that sufficient.

Re: Microsoft Announces The Surface Pro 3

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post #7

It's interesting that the TechCrunch article quotes Panay as saying "This is the tablet that can replace your tablet" which I read as a shot across the bow at Apple, but The Verge article quotes him as saying "This is the tablet than can replace your laptop," which is totally different.

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