Microsoft  Tablet Freezes During Debut - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: SgtRock
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 22, 2012, 09:10:32 pm
content: Greetings EEVBees:--Microsoft debuts have clearly turned into complete clones of the Apple type debut, with one important, difference. I doubt this sort of thing would happen at an Apple product debut. See below link.http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57458840-75/video-of-microsoft-surface-crashing-in-debut-goes-viral/--Tablets are going to be very useful for Jame Bond Villains, Corporate Suits, casual net hoppers, and those seeking entertainment, but for people with tons of touch typing to do, not so much. And, for men with big fat hands like me, a real inclined keyboard, and not a just a dinky laptop keyboard, is a necessity. I think the Desktop will be around for many years, although it might be reduced in size to that of a keyboard.P.S. Since the original post I have been corrected, Apple, indeed, has had the same problems at its debuts, see next post."Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid."Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens ) 1835 1910Best RegardsClear Ether

author: Short Circuit
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 22, 2012, 09:30:50 pm
content: Quote from: SgtRock on June 22, 2012, 09:10:32 pmSorry to bust your beliefs;

author: DavidDLC
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 22, 2012, 09:41:51 pm
content: I was thinking exactly the same as you Short Circuit.I don't like when people make statements with no information.SgtRock was smart enough to put: "I doubt" this saves the hole statement at least.David.

author: SgtRock
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 22, 2012, 10:19:59 pm
content: Dear Short Circuit and DavidDLC:--Good clip, and much funnier than the one I provided. I stand corrected. I ignorantly thought I would have heard about such an occurrence. I do not know if my beliefs were busted, since it was merely an idle comment, designed to provoke friendly discussion and did not really rise to level of a set of beliefs. I have never owned an Apple computer, but some things about Steve Jobs are, to me, impressive.--Although, I was, indeed, admittedly wrong in this instance, I do not think it was fair to say I had no information. It would be more fair to say that, I failed to watch every single Apple Debut before commenting. From the tone of the rebukes, you would have thought I had tried to insert disinformation into the Global Child Hunger discussion. I guess I once again underestimated the, Sports Fan, like fervor with which people, seize on seemingly trivial errors. I am often wrong, but never in doubt, so watch my posts carefully for opportunities to do the rooster strut and spike the ball.--Once again mea culpa, I shall throw myself down a whole."Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid."Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens ) 1835 -1910Best RegardsClear Ether

author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2012, 01:44:14 am
content: I don't think anything can top this:

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2012, 01:57:41 am
content: I think anything Bill Gates can do, Steve Jobs can do just as well:

author: JonnyBoats
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2012, 03:01:35 am
content: Well the Microsoft guy was right about one thing" "Microsoft Surface is good for entertainment."The havn't even sold on yet and over two million people got a kick out of it on YouTube

author: PeteInTexas
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2012, 06:05:01 am
content: I don't understand the secrecy before the debut of these things when ultimately, its not that special- "a custom Netflix app" oooohhhhh can't be letting anybody know about that.

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2012, 07:04:06 am
content: Quote from: PeteInTexas on June 23, 2012, 06:05:01 amSteve Jobs would announce the features of a new product and everyone would gasp in amazement (especially the hand picked people in the first three rows).At the end, everyone would stand and give Steve a 5 minute rousing applause to show how much they loved him (especially the hand picked people in the first three rows).Anyone who doesn't look impressed never gets to be invited to another presentation ever again.Anyone who gets hold of a prototype device before Steve Jobs has spoken gets raided by police (I do not understand why. It is not like someone was murdered, or anything. It should be a case for lawyers to sort out.)Doesn't make sense to me either.

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2012, 08:51:22 am
content: Quote from: amspire on June 23, 2012, 07:04:06 amI SECOND THIS!!!

author: G7PSK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2012, 09:34:14 pm
content: You have to give Steve Jobs his due, he handled the failures with far more aplomb than that of the Microsoft guy in the first video.

author: PeteInTexas
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2012, 09:55:53 pm
content: Quote from: G7PSK on June 23, 2012, 09:34:14 pmThat's because Steve Jobs understood the need for "stage craft" to gloss over product shortcomings and set the foundation for people to rationalize the price.

author: Sionyn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2012, 11:04:19 pm
content: enjoy

author: PeteInTexas
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 24, 2012, 03:54:53 am
content: Quote from: Sionyn on June 23, 2012, 11:04:19 pmDid y'all catch that? He considers having put in ctrl-alt-del an invention! I bet he regrets not actually patenting it. Or maybe it is. Wouldn't surprise me.