Windows 8 tablets

[Feathers]

Without having seen much on the core topic, this thread has hijacked me with the thought that many people will own smartphone, tablet, laptop AND desktop!

All I can say is Wow! How cheap is this stuff in the US (or how much do you all earn)?? I can't imagine affording all of that even if I did need all the different tools for different jobs!

Surely reality dictates that people will buy what they can afford and bend it to do what they need to do (or perhaps I have a skewed view from living a life of such obvious poverty? ;))

[Rico]

Dan - don't you have three of the four items you list above?  Also, keep in mind a smartphone is an ongoing cost.  The others are one time only costs.

- sorry - I meant Mike.

[Dangelus]

Dan - don't you have three of the four items you list above?  Also, keep in mind a smartphone is an ongoing cost.  The others are one time only costs.

Am I getting blamed for Mike's comments again? Remember I'm the good looking one! ;)

[Rico]

ACK - I meant Mike!  Still asleep this morning I guess!  :)

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Dan - don't you have three of the four items you list above?  Also, keep in mind a smartphone is an ongoing cost.  The others are one time only costs.

Am I getting blamed for Mike's comments again? Remember I'm the good looking one! ;)

I'm beginning to confuse Mike with Dan and Dan with Mike! ;)

[Rico]

So, the MS Surface goes on sale today.  Seems kind of expensive to me to be competitive.  Does anyone care anymore?

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/10/as-surface-goes-on-sale-today-microsoft-seeks-to-reinvent-tablet/

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57533107-75/oops-microsoft-outs-surface-rt-prices-starting-at-$499/

[Jobydrone]

I'm a little confused, do these tablets run any windows software that a laptop or desktop can run?  Or do you need specially designed software for the operating system?

[billybob476]

I was under the impression they would only run Metro (or whatever it's called now) apps.

[Rico]

Yeah Joby, you and most of the mass buying public will be confused too.  The tablets will be running a version of Win 8 called Windows RT (it will be installed already).  As far as if it can run a different OS - possibly with some work.  But that's not really the idea.

[Jobydrone]

So no WoW on tablets?

[Rico]

So no WoW on tablets?

Hmm, that's an interesting question with regards to these MS tablets.  It's possible I suppose.  I'm not sure if you are limited to only running their apps only in Win RT or not.

[Jobydrone]

It looks like later on, no release date announced yet, there are Windows tablets coming out that will run Windows 8, Windows 8 Professional and Windows 8 Enterprise rather than RT.  I imagine those will be significantly more expensive but should run any software that a PC or laptop with an equivalent processor would run, right?

[KingIsaacLinksr]

It looks like later on, no release date announced yet, there are Windows tablets coming out that will run Windows 8, Windows 8 Professional and Windows 8 Enterprise rather than RT.  I imagine those will be significantly more expensive but should run any software that a PC or laptop with an equivalent processor would run, right?

That would be my guess, but I'm not all that sure.

[Rico]

It looks like later on, no release date announced yet, there are Windows tablets coming out that will run Windows 8, Windows 8 Professional and Windows 8 Enterprise rather than RT.  I imagine those will be significantly more expensive but should run any software that a PC or laptop with an equivalent processor would run, right?

I think those tablets are out now - they are called laptops.  :)

[X]

There are two types of windows Surface ... ones that run RT and ones that run windows 8.

The Rt version will come with office for free and run apps. It's pretty much the MS version of IOS and the full 8 will run apps and full software, but doesn't come office, but has the functionality of a full laptop in a tablet package.