Is it only me whom every of the links in the blog post returns "We are sorry, the page you requested cannot be found.The URL may be misspelled or the page you're looking for is no longer available." ? Normally it doesn't surprise me that links on MS sites are broken but I would expect at least fresh blog posts have it right..
New Surface products, built for Windows 11
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#12The surface duo is just such a great concept, compared to the folding screen phones. They avoid all the tech risk and expense of the folding screen phones, and the two screen form factor is just a legitimately good way to organize apps on a screen, like having two physical monitors. The tech seems too early for the folding screen phones, and they unfold into something which is an awkward shape. There's nothing I want…
Having watched the video of the phone I agree, it actually looks like quite a good concept. I do think the integration with Windows is excellent as well, if I am at my computer realistically why should I need to pick up my phone? All of my notifications, features and settings should be accessible from my Windows laptop/desktop.
Re: New Surface products, built for Windows 11
#13The surface duo is just such a great concept, compared to the folding screen phones. They avoid all the tech risk and expense of the folding screen phones, and the two screen form factor is just a legitimately good way to organize apps on a screen, like having two physical monitors. The tech seems too early for the folding screen phones, and they unfold into something which is an awkward shape. There's nothing I want…
Having watched the video of the phone I agree, it actually looks like quite a good concept. I do think the integration with Windows is excellent as well, if I am at my computer realistically why should I need to pick up my phone? All of my notifications, features and settings should be accessible from my Windows laptop/desktop.
All of them are accessible from your Windows machine using the Your Phone app.
Re: New Surface products, built for Windows 11
#14Fuck that noise Jack; I recently updated my home computer and had to install Windows 10 from scratch - Even its setup seems to have changed for the worst since I originally installed it on my now defunct PC. I have the Pro edition (that I paid $200 for) - using the latest ISO, the whole setup just felt user and privacy hostile. I remembered that it would try to make me use my Hotmail account as a user account, but when I tried to go the old way of using a local account, it just kept telling me I was limiting my new system's capabilities. It kept trying to put me back on Hotmail account path. There were a few other things, like trying to get me to sign up for Office with a dark (well maybe gray) pattern, forcing Edge on me, which even though it is Chromium based and I would use it, they were so aggressive about it, it turned me off it completely. Don't get me started on the fact that I seem to be signed up for something called Bing rewards now and that there are ads in my start menu and in the new task bar weather widget. They also seem to have by default installed something called MeetNow in my taskbar and while you can hide the icon, you seemingly can't uninstall it.
I have to say, as a .NET dev, I've been so happy with all the .NetCore stuff and even Azure is growing on me - but this Windows business is extremely disconcerting. If that's how even Windows 10 has evolved, I don't want any part of 11, even from just what I have seen so far.
Re: New Surface products, built for Windows 11
#15Is it only me whom every of the links in the blog post returns "We are sorry, the page you requested cannot be found.The URL may be misspelled or the page you're looking for is no longer available." ? Normally it doesn't surprise me that links on MS sites are broken but I would expect at least fresh blog posts have it right..
Seems like the links redirects to the Microsoft store for your country. Perhaps the products are not available where you are?
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#16Laptop Studio feels like the Windows 8 launch "convertible" tablet laptops no one bought all over again. Ominous!
Re: New Surface products, built for Windows 11
#17Fuck that noise Jack; I recently updated my home computer and had to install Windows 10 from scratch - Even its setup seems to have changed for the worst since I originally installed it on my now defunct PC. I have the Pro edition (that I paid $200 for) - using the latest ISO, the whole setup just felt user and privacy hostile. I remembered that it would try to make me use my Hotmail account as a user account, but wh…
Apple doesn't look so bad now, does it
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#18I've had a notebook like the Surface Laptop Studio - Sony VAIO Flip 15 (2014) - right before Sony sold VAIO.
I've had it send in for repairs because the touchscreen was unresponsive a bunch of times before I got my money back and bought a Thinkpad (T440s). It was a software issue because a reboot always fixed it. But I bought it for school so the main part randomly stops working while taking notes was a deal breaker.
The concept isn't bad. But the height of it while being a tablet on a surface is a pain to comfortably use a pen.
Re: New Surface products, built for Windows 11
#19Fuck that noise Jack; I recently updated my home computer and had to install Windows 10 from scratch - Even its setup seems to have changed for the worst since I originally installed it on my now defunct PC. I have the Pro edition (that I paid $200 for) - using the latest ISO, the whole setup just felt user and privacy hostile. I remembered that it would try to make me use my Hotmail account as a user account, but wh…
I understand that you're angry and feel frustrated, but you're writing about your Windows 10 experience in a thread about new Surface devices and Windows 11. That just feels off-topic IMHO.
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#20Sadly, they've abandoned the Surface Book. This means that currently, there is no modern big tablet on the market. Besides, aside the outdated design, the Book is a very valid concept.
They've enlarged the Surface Pro screen (now 13", half inch less than the 13.5" Book), but it has a subtly different design (that is, port-richer), which inevitable increases the weight to 880+g - uncomfortable for extended time tablet usage.