The Microsoft Surface Isn’t Rosy
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The Microsoft Surface Isn’t Rosy
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#2More FUD about the disk space issue... yes - there is a large recovery partition and yes - you can delete it to free up space. Any yes - perhaps MS would have been better off if they included a USB drive for recovery purposes (although I imagine trying to walk the average user through "booting from USB" to restore their partition would be a support nightmare).
This is just like the "omg - the desktop is gone and all we are left with is Metro!". Um yes... unless you "show desktop" and move on with your life...
And the "purpose of the surface pro"? How about "a tablet for those who need to be productive in a windows environment"?
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#3So, let's start a conversation that we've never had on HN before. How relevant will Microsoft be in 5 years?
Re: The Microsoft Surface Isn’t Rosy
#4More FUD about the disk space issue... yes - there is a large recovery partition and yes - you can delete it to free up space. Any yes - perhaps MS would have been better off if they included a USB drive for recovery purposes (although I imagine trying to walk the average user through "booting from USB" to restore their partition would be a support nightmare). This is just like the "omg - the desktop is gone and all…
When the best way to defend your new OS is to say "You can do this and pretend it's just like the old one!" you're probably in for a hard time.
The surface pro seems to be a weird use case. It's going to come in at a price point where you could get a mid range Windows 7 laptop and an ipad mini or Nexus 7 for the same price and the combination of these 2 devices is probably more useful.
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#6So, let's start a conversation that we've never had on HN before. How relevant will Microsoft be in 5 years?
Still more relevant than SAP or Oracle are today and both of those companies are doing pretty well...
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#7So, let's start a conversation that we've never had on HN before. How relevant will Microsoft be in 5 years?
They are lucky that most businesses move slowly and are generally resistant to change.
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#8My 64GB iPad has 57.1GB free space. That's 89%.
57.1 - 32 - 16 = 9.1; 9.1 / 16 = 0.56875; 16GB iPad has 9.1GB free space? That's 56%.
My 16GB iPhone 5 has 13.4GB free. That's 83%.
13.4 + 16 + 32 = 61.4; 61.4 / 64 = 0.959375; 64GB iPhone 5 has 61.4GB free space? That's 95%.
Edit: These calculations are not accurate. Read replies.
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#9> How many times do I have to say it: The Microsoft Surface is a turd.
This should have been the article's title, just so readers know what the author plans to say. Not to argue for or against the position, just for maximum candor.
Re: The Microsoft Surface Isn’t Rosy
#10More FUD about the disk space issue... yes - there is a large recovery partition and yes - you can delete it to free up space. Any yes - perhaps MS would have been better off if they included a USB drive for recovery purposes (although I imagine trying to walk the average user through "booting from USB" to restore their partition would be a support nightmare). This is just like the "omg - the desktop is gone and all…
I'm not really afraid, uncertain, or doubtful of the disk space issue. I just think it's straight-up misleading and represents Microsoft's gross misunderstanding of what makes the mobile model successful.