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I have to agree with all that you say, but the advantage of iOS I believe that its in the dedicated hardware that they run. Its much easier to adjust a piece of software in a specific device that build software to work on almost any kind of device, screen, etc. Android has to satisfy everyone??? with no background, and this is the problem of W8, they have a background too big to forget and they have to innovate at same time. A much more difficult task to achieve.
The tight hardware ecosystem of Apple gives them a huge advantage in stability, in app design that is more consistent and pleasant to work with. I often say that Apple is a coloring book that forces everyone involved to color within the lines. Consumers who want content consumption seem to really respond to the hassle free experience this brings. But content creation in an environment that has strict lines that can't be avoided can be frustrating. It is a double edged sword.
Not to burst your bubble, but reviews and reports so far really don't support your enthusiasm though at the same time I haven't heard any real criticism of the upgrade, either. Then again, just because a platform is the most popular doesn't necessarily mean it's the best--nor does being the least popular make it the worst. We'll just have to wait and see, though I've made my own projections below.
... you haven't been looking.
Bloggers and "analysts" were universally dismissive of Blackberry's chances for over a year, until some details of the OS came out, and reporting of BB's huge global introduction effort started, and have been pretty universally positive since.
I have both Android and Playbook devices, and like both, but the BB OS is (imho) already smoother and easier to operate.
And don't fret, I don't have a bubble.
Bloggers and "analysts" were universally dismissive of Blackberry's chances for over a year, until some details of the OS came out, and reporting of BB's huge global introduction effort started, and have been pretty universally positive since.
I have both Android and Playbook devices, and like both, but the BB OS is (imho) already smoother and easier to operate.
And don't fret, I don't have a bubble.
And the last discussion I had about Blackberry was when Jason Perlow of ZDNet and I discussed an appropriate term for what direction they were headed in and I suggested that we say that Blackberry is getting "Palmed".
Other than that, I haven't heard much positive buzz on any leading industry outlets, and I tend to follow them.
Other than that, I haven't heard much positive buzz on any leading industry outlets, and I tend to follow them.
Most of them prior to December are predicting the imminent death of the company. Most of them post 2012-11 are positive.
Given the number of "experts" counting RIM out during the year past, I can certainly understand your lack of interest compared to the "big 2 1/2", but most self-proclaimed analysts seem to gloss over the 80 million subscriber base and the $2 billion + cash position.
I suspect that anybody with a bit of intelligence and a little research could probably out-analyse the self-proclaimed analysts and out-expert the self-proclaimed experts.
Given the number of "experts" counting RIM out during the year past, I can certainly understand your lack of interest compared to the "big 2 1/2", but most self-proclaimed analysts seem to gloss over the 80 million subscriber base and the $2 billion + cash position.
I suspect that anybody with a bit of intelligence and a little research could probably out-analyse the self-proclaimed analysts and out-expert the self-proclaimed experts.
It is kind of like National Enquirer analysis. I don't want anyone to remember my prediction about iPad market share. I want EVERYONE to remember my prediction about the inevitability of Android tablet market share during the period when it was floundering.
I threw out one saying Webtop 3.0 could turn Motorola around a couple days before Google/Motorola announced it had been discontinued, but it didn't publish until a couple of days AFTER. That was embarrassing. But - I stand by the position that Webtop 3.0 showed that the concept had promise and I think we'll see a lot of the engineering work its way into Android multi-format devices. It just won't be called Motorola Webtop. Either way, though... you can't win 'em all.
As for Rim... they're in a bad place. Here is hoping they can turn it around.
I threw out one saying Webtop 3.0 could turn Motorola around a couple days before Google/Motorola announced it had been discontinued, but it didn't publish until a couple of days AFTER. That was embarrassing. But - I stand by the position that Webtop 3.0 showed that the concept had promise and I think we'll see a lot of the engineering work its way into Android multi-format devices. It just won't be called Motorola Webtop. Either way, though... you can't win 'em all.
As for Rim... they're in a bad place. Here is hoping they can turn it around.
I'm going to agree that RIM did continue to see sales growth all the way up to roughly June '11--to a maximum reportedly of 78 million according to a Dow Jones article I just read. However, that report also stated that RIM's growth "flatlined" while its market share plummeted--meaning that they were seeing almost no new sales while everybody else (no specific mention of Microsoft) were riding the exploding market.
Now, obviously this means that RIM's Blackberry has managed to retain its established customers. The bad side of this is that RIM hasn't been able to impress any new customers. This also means that it's very likely the Blackberry OS 10 is a serious make-or-break issue for them and that they need to not only encourage upgrades from their established base but also generate new sales from previous non-owners. Worse, because of Blackberry's already abysmal reputation on usability, they're going to be fighting that reputation in their effort to generate those sales. It's not going to be enough that they can say they're "better", they've got to demonstrate it in a spectacular manner that visibly blows away any competition. I hate to say this but there is enough skepticism out there that any claims will be doubted and tested to the point of destruction. Blackberry may manage to retain its current base, but it is doubtful--at least for now--that the release of 10 will create any massive shift in market presence.
Now, obviously this means that RIM's Blackberry has managed to retain its established customers. The bad side of this is that RIM hasn't been able to impress any new customers. This also means that it's very likely the Blackberry OS 10 is a serious make-or-break issue for them and that they need to not only encourage upgrades from their established base but also generate new sales from previous non-owners. Worse, because of Blackberry's already abysmal reputation on usability, they're going to be fighting that reputation in their effort to generate those sales. It's not going to be enough that they can say they're "better", they've got to demonstrate it in a spectacular manner that visibly blows away any competition. I hate to say this but there is enough skepticism out there that any claims will be doubted and tested to the point of destruction. Blackberry may manage to retain its current base, but it is doubtful--at least for now--that the release of 10 will create any massive shift in market presence.
I understood that a HUGE segment of their market is in the Middle East - the UAE states in particular. People in strict theocratic nations seem to LOVE their Blackberries, for some reason. Maybe it has to do with the level of enterprise security? I recall there was a specific reason, I just don't remember what it was.
That was awhile ago, so this may have changed.
That was awhile ago, so this may have changed.
But stranger things are possible. If they bring it, they can get back in the game. Every other time they've tried since the original iPhone, they've come up far too short.
The Stock Market is thinking the same thing. RIM's Share Price has jumped with the expectoration that Blackberry 10 is going to be the answer to all.
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- based on QNX - specifically designed as a low-resource real-time OS, unlike the competition
- huge opening app store
- successful wooing of developers, great API's
- smooth & superior UI
- real multitasking
- new workflow paradigm
- huge effort to maintain/grow user base, esp. business
Of course, it could be designed by God and still fail in the fickle marketplace (in which case the company is toast), but all things being equal, they should make a huge difference in the market.
They are not trying to offer a simple alternative to existing platforms, they are trying to be the next step in portable device evolution.
I hope they are successful. We'll see.
btw - I have no stock, but admit I would like to see a Canadian company succeed, despite the last year of denigration by the financial and IT press, which often kills off companies prematurely.
- huge opening app store
- successful wooing of developers, great API's
- smooth & superior UI
- real multitasking
- new workflow paradigm
- huge effort to maintain/grow user base, esp. business
Of course, it could be designed by God and still fail in the fickle marketplace (in which case the company is toast), but all things being equal, they should make a huge difference in the market.
They are not trying to offer a simple alternative to existing platforms, they are trying to be the next step in portable device evolution.
I hope they are successful. We'll see.
btw - I have no stock, but admit I would like to see a Canadian company succeed, despite the last year of denigration by the financial and IT press, which often kills off companies prematurely.
And it would be nice to be able to not count an additional competitor out yet.
Truth is, Intel and Microsoft are suffering from a lack of positive press, too - so Rim isn't alone in facing the potential fate you claim - they're just arguably in the worst shape of the 3 examples here.
Truth is, Intel and Microsoft are suffering from a lack of positive press, too - so Rim isn't alone in facing the potential fate you claim - they're just arguably in the worst shape of the 3 examples here.
Why start comparing the best mobile OS when another is just coming out? If Apple was set to release a new OS shortly, you can be sure that this topic would have been held back until the release.
Are you suggesting that it was premature to compare iOS, Android and Windows 8 because the Blackberry 10 is about to be released, and saying that we wouldn't have done a compare like this if iOS was just about to release a new version of their platform?
The difference there is that one would be Apple releasing an iOS upgrade, and the other is RIM releasing a Blackberry-OS upgrade.
Isn't quite the same thing. One has significant anticipation and high expectations across a huge segment of the population. The other does not.
The difference there is that one would be Apple releasing an iOS upgrade, and the other is RIM releasing a Blackberry-OS upgrade.
Isn't quite the same thing. One has significant anticipation and high expectations across a huge segment of the population. The other does not.
On someone else to cover it:
http://www.techvibes.com/blog/what-makes-blackberry-distinct-from-ios-and-android-2012-11-22
Here is what I get from the article.
RIM is going in a totally different direction than Android and iOS with Blackberry 10. They're copying Microsoft Windows Phone 8, instead and trying to get away from the "app-centric" approach to mobile devices.
I'm not sure how that can go much better for RIM than it has gone for Microsoft.
http://www.techvibes.com/blog/what-makes-blackberry-distinct-from-ios-and-android-2012-11-22
Here is what I get from the article.
RIM is going in a totally different direction than Android and iOS with Blackberry 10. They're copying Microsoft Windows Phone 8, instead and trying to get away from the "app-centric" approach to mobile devices.
I'm not sure how that can go much better for RIM than it has gone for Microsoft.
Berry 10 is the talk of the town here, I suppose that doesn't matter in the US though. Everyone around here is holding out on new phones until 10 is released now, which is a VERY highly anticipated OS.
As there are still more Berry's in Canada than iPhones (especially for enterprise use where iPhone falls flat on its face), it is a completely fair question.
As there are still more Berry's in Canada than iPhones (especially for enterprise use where iPhone falls flat on its face), it is a completely fair question.
I imagine like Nokia in Finland, RIM may enjoy a higher degree of interest in Canada than it does in most other places.
I have acknowledged a couple of times that there are a few regions in the world where Blackberry remains unusually popular. My focus was on a global average reader, though - not specific geographic regions.
I have acknowledged a couple of times that there are a few regions in the world where Blackberry remains unusually popular. My focus was on a global average reader, though - not specific geographic regions.
As we've already seen, Apple is the favorite subject of rumormongers. Just yesterday we had new rumors declaring not one, not two, but three different iPhone models to be released this year when Apple has clearly set a tradition of a single model (with variants) in any one year. So why would these same rumormongers NOT spread rumors about a new Apple OS?
What type of vehicle is best on vacation? Sports car, SUV or Motorcycle? In the long run, you have to use what works for you. It is important that we have access to information (such as this) to make our decisions. Thanks.
Not perfect - but if we're looking at it this way, SUVs are so remarkably popular because they can do so much. They're decent daily commuters (even if they're not the most efficient), they're good family haulers, they're good for outdoor activities, they're good for towing and for utility jobs, they're good in all kinds of weathers. They can be a pain to drive because they're not the most maneuverable or easy to park, and they're expensive.
Sounds a *lot* like Windows 8 to me. A lot of compromise in a jack-of-all trades, master of none scenario.
Android would be a passenger car, and iOS a fancy exotic marquee with only a few different models that are all sexy, sleek, a kick-in-the-pants to operate, expensive, and very limited.
Sounds a *lot* like Windows 8 to me. A lot of compromise in a jack-of-all trades, master of none scenario.
Android would be a passenger car, and iOS a fancy exotic marquee with only a few different models that are all sexy, sleek, a kick-in-the-pants to operate, expensive, and very limited.
SUV's are becoming a dinosaur these days. CAR manufacturers are introducing Crossovers now, not SUV's, though many people still refer to them as SUV's.
SUV's are generally designed as body on frame vehicles, such as an OLDER Ford Explorer where the SUV body was stuck onto a Ford Ranger Pick up frame. It handles like a truck, not a car and guzzles gas as it weighs more. BUT...it truly stands up to the test of time like a pick up would, such as rumbling down pot hole filled logging roads.
A crossover is generally a unibody style vehicle. Just like modern cars, there is no separate frame, like the newer Ford Explorers. It's a unibody build where panels are joined together to build a rigid vehicle without a conventional frame under it. It will have independent, soft riding suspension, just like a car, focused to be a pavement princess and not for off roading, though they add these stupid dials inside to control differential action as if it was an off-road/4WD vehicle, which they are not.
Crossovers are not as solid as SUV's, they are NOT designed to be rumbled through pol hole filled logging roads. They are built of lightweight car components, not truck components ,usually have low profile tires and wimpy but flashy looking rims.
Crossovers are daily commuters, SUV's are daily commuters too, IF you don't mind driving a light truck for daily commutes. I have a daily commuter SUV and it rides like a truck but handles like a car, which was the aim of the SUV to begin with.
I see IOS as a crossover, it LOOKS like a robust business device but really it's just a toy for consumers who want to look like they have a full featured smart phone. It handles like a crossover too, designed to appeal to consumers, not business users (4X4 aficionados).
Everyone who supports iPone talks about the ease of social networking, smooth scrolling through music files (crappy versions of music files anyway), smooth web surfing, huge app store where you can download 100 versions of solitaire or 50 really low quality CRM apps etc. etc.
Blackberry users, for example, will boast the tactile keyboard, security, multitasking etc. BB owners will focus on the business tools, smaller yet more useful app store and enterprise features, which Apple has never been keen to address with their strictly consumer driven market.
SUV's are generally designed as body on frame vehicles, such as an OLDER Ford Explorer where the SUV body was stuck onto a Ford Ranger Pick up frame. It handles like a truck, not a car and guzzles gas as it weighs more. BUT...it truly stands up to the test of time like a pick up would, such as rumbling down pot hole filled logging roads.
A crossover is generally a unibody style vehicle. Just like modern cars, there is no separate frame, like the newer Ford Explorers. It's a unibody build where panels are joined together to build a rigid vehicle without a conventional frame under it. It will have independent, soft riding suspension, just like a car, focused to be a pavement princess and not for off roading, though they add these stupid dials inside to control differential action as if it was an off-road/4WD vehicle, which they are not.
Crossovers are not as solid as SUV's, they are NOT designed to be rumbled through pol hole filled logging roads. They are built of lightweight car components, not truck components ,usually have low profile tires and wimpy but flashy looking rims.
Crossovers are daily commuters, SUV's are daily commuters too, IF you don't mind driving a light truck for daily commutes. I have a daily commuter SUV and it rides like a truck but handles like a car, which was the aim of the SUV to begin with.
I see IOS as a crossover, it LOOKS like a robust business device but really it's just a toy for consumers who want to look like they have a full featured smart phone. It handles like a crossover too, designed to appeal to consumers, not business users (4X4 aficionados).
Everyone who supports iPone talks about the ease of social networking, smooth scrolling through music files (crappy versions of music files anyway), smooth web surfing, huge app store where you can download 100 versions of solitaire or 50 really low quality CRM apps etc. etc.
Blackberry users, for example, will boast the tactile keyboard, security, multitasking etc. BB owners will focus on the business tools, smaller yet more useful app store and enterprise features, which Apple has never been keen to address with their strictly consumer driven market.
9 out of 10 SUV buyers really prefer the "crossover" because they don't drive down bumpy log-filled roads or tow 8500 pound trailers or do other extreme jobs with their SUV 99 times out of 100 they're in it.
So the Crossover is relevant - the SUV becomes a specialty use niche vehicle.
You've kind of inadvertently just made a case against the odds of Blackberry really catching enough of the market to be a viable contender. Most users, including professionals in enterprise environments, have a heavy-duty truck... their desktop or corporate PC. Their peripheral device is a light-duty multi-purpose vehicle. A crossover. Which explains the popularity of Android, maybe.
So the Crossover is relevant - the SUV becomes a specialty use niche vehicle.
You've kind of inadvertently just made a case against the odds of Blackberry really catching enough of the market to be a viable contender. Most users, including professionals in enterprise environments, have a heavy-duty truck... their desktop or corporate PC. Their peripheral device is a light-duty multi-purpose vehicle. A crossover. Which explains the popularity of Android, maybe.
Ever driven past the end of your street?
You are clearly speaking of the US smartphone industry alone.
Blackberry catching enough of the market to be a viable contender? It's the market leader in Canada, has been forever, despite Apples predictions. Sure they lost market share but they still sit on top for having units in the most Canadian hands.
Well said with the light duty comment, that's why iPhone don't fit in Enterprise applications that require actual carpet to concrete performance. Enterprise devices here as not trend driven but driven on performance, security, network integration, multitasking etc. All the features that Berry boasts and iToys fall miserably short of. I've even seen more Win Mobile devices used by Enterprises here than iOS.
You are clearly speaking of the US smartphone industry alone.
Blackberry catching enough of the market to be a viable contender? It's the market leader in Canada, has been forever, despite Apples predictions. Sure they lost market share but they still sit on top for having units in the most Canadian hands.
Well said with the light duty comment, that's why iPhone don't fit in Enterprise applications that require actual carpet to concrete performance. Enterprise devices here as not trend driven but driven on performance, security, network integration, multitasking etc. All the features that Berry boasts and iToys fall miserably short of. I've even seen more Win Mobile devices used by Enterprises here than iOS.
Tech Republic has an international focus and is always looking for writers that have a unique regional perspective for geographic locations that may not follow the typical global pattern for technology trends, implementations and practices.
Canada may not be important enough to have much influence on global popularity of Blackberry - but that doesn't mean that Blackberry isn't an important IT factor in Canada.
Canada may not be important enough to have much influence on global popularity of Blackberry - but that doesn't mean that Blackberry isn't an important IT factor in Canada.
However, certain aspects of this analysis are somewhat misleading; just because some platforms are considered "content consumers" doesn't mean they aren't regularly used as "content creators." The reverse can also be true.
iOS is popularly considered by most commenters on these tech boards as a content-consumption-only platform, yet professional artists, photographers and writers use their iPads in the field and often nearly exclusively under highly mobile circumstances. This is as much due to the fact of the high number of professional applications available--including Photoshop for iPad--as it is due to the iPad's ready synchronization to OS X applications that don't require manual triggering.
Android is to a larger extent going the exact opposite direction as the single largest selling Android tablet on the market appears to be the Amazon Kindle Fire, which is almost exclusively a content consumption device despite the content creation abilities of other tablets like the ASUS Transformer series. When you add to this the new Transformer introduced by ASUS at CES that mates the tablet screen to a Windows-loaded keyboard unit and you have to somewhat wonder if ASUS isn't going to turn that tablet portion into an RT tablet before it reaches the consumer.
That brings us to the Windows8 devices. The author is completely correct that the full Win8 version will be the best for most enterprise users where the full Windows capability may be necessary. However, history has already proven that a full Windows platform tablet is a market failure as these have been available on the open market for over a decade now. A hybrid system similar to Asus' with an RT tablet head mating to a full Windows8 base would give the lightweight, easily-used mobile display capabilities that the iPad currently provides to enterprises while keeping a very close and convenient integration to the rest of the office Windows environment while docked.
In fact, the ONLY advantage Android has over the other two platforms is its close tie to the smartphone market, which will probably shift more towards the WP8/9 platform as it proves itself to the user and developers.
My projections? (Here we are, DColbert) It will take the WinRT/WP8 about 18 months to see any significant growth, but should then rise to at least 40% of the overall market. Android will subsequently fall to a similar number or lower--most likely becoming the favorite OS for embedded systems rather than a standalone device OS. iOS will probably settle in comfortably at about 25%-30% of the overall market as a standalone device--assuming it doesn't re-merge back into OS X itself probably with the release of 10.10 (or maybe it will be called OS XI (11).
iOS is popularly considered by most commenters on these tech boards as a content-consumption-only platform, yet professional artists, photographers and writers use their iPads in the field and often nearly exclusively under highly mobile circumstances. This is as much due to the fact of the high number of professional applications available--including Photoshop for iPad--as it is due to the iPad's ready synchronization to OS X applications that don't require manual triggering.
Android is to a larger extent going the exact opposite direction as the single largest selling Android tablet on the market appears to be the Amazon Kindle Fire, which is almost exclusively a content consumption device despite the content creation abilities of other tablets like the ASUS Transformer series. When you add to this the new Transformer introduced by ASUS at CES that mates the tablet screen to a Windows-loaded keyboard unit and you have to somewhat wonder if ASUS isn't going to turn that tablet portion into an RT tablet before it reaches the consumer.
That brings us to the Windows8 devices. The author is completely correct that the full Win8 version will be the best for most enterprise users where the full Windows capability may be necessary. However, history has already proven that a full Windows platform tablet is a market failure as these have been available on the open market for over a decade now. A hybrid system similar to Asus' with an RT tablet head mating to a full Windows8 base would give the lightweight, easily-used mobile display capabilities that the iPad currently provides to enterprises while keeping a very close and convenient integration to the rest of the office Windows environment while docked.
In fact, the ONLY advantage Android has over the other two platforms is its close tie to the smartphone market, which will probably shift more towards the WP8/9 platform as it proves itself to the user and developers.
My projections? (Here we are, DColbert) It will take the WinRT/WP8 about 18 months to see any significant growth, but should then rise to at least 40% of the overall market. Android will subsequently fall to a similar number or lower--most likely becoming the favorite OS for embedded systems rather than a standalone device OS. iOS will probably settle in comfortably at about 25%-30% of the overall market as a standalone device--assuming it doesn't re-merge back into OS X itself probably with the release of 10.10 (or maybe it will be called OS XI (11).
It is rare that we agree... so I've found something to disagree with you about - a little bit...
"iOS is popularly considered by most commenters on these tech boards as a content-consumption-only platform, yet professional artists, photographers and writers use their iPads in the field and often nearly exclusively under highly mobile circumstances. This is as much due to the fact of the high number of professional applications available--including Photoshop for iPad--as it is due to the iPad's ready synchronization to OS X applications that don't require manual triggering."
I'd say that iOS is constantly promoted as a content creation and delivery device by a lot of Technology Bloggers. I roll my eyes and bite my tongue every time Bill Detwiler pulls out his iPad at the TR-Live event to give a power-point presentation, and ZDNet's James Kendrick drives me NUTS with his constant blogs about how he can't settle for anything less than his iPad for his remote mobile content-creation goals. I can name a handful of other bloggers who are incredibly bullish about iOS as well, but I'll keep that card up my sleeve for now. Too many bloggers wear rose-tinted glassed with their iOS device opinions and it misleads consumers into thinking that the device will satisfy them in ways it probably won't. No offense to either of the writers I'm calling out here - the device does work well for them I am certain. But there are *better* choices for anyone (especially typical users) with a focus on those particular tasks. They just don't have an Apple logo on them.
As for your examples, I acknowledged that there are some niches where Apple does have a lead in productivity goals at the moment. They're the same kind of leads where Mac originally had a lead on Microsoft. Eventually, the open-platform alternatives (and I'm including Microsoft here because Microsoft has always supported the open-hardware platform) caught up and matched or exceeded Macintosh in most cases, as well as offering all the other superiority that they had all along. This was almost the end of Apple last time. We'll see how well they weather it when it happens with this generation of personal computing. I didn't list every example where iOS has carved out a strong niche - but if you happen to be in one of those fields where iOS has the lead currently, you probably already know it, and I don't begrudge anyone who decides to go with iOS based on those criteria. But they're all *niches*. Overall, iOS is a consumer content consumption device. The fact that the Kindle Fire is the most successful Android tablet just shows the huge consumer demand for exactly THAT kind of device (and that a powerful but less expensive alternative to Apple has a lot of market share to claim). Other Android tablets with a more productivity oriented focus have enjoyed a halo effect from the Kindle and the Nexus 7, the ASUS TF line in particular - and many of those are more powerful and more flexible devices with a goal of delivering a productivity/consumption hybrid.
But those are all trivial little differences of opinion influenced one way or the other by our personal biases. I agree with your overall assessment, and I think the fact that I am *very* interested in Windows 8 *and* RT devices right now points to the threat that Android faces at the moment. Microsoft is more of a threat to Google than to Apple as things sit today, and as we see them build momentum, understanding and enthusiasm, your projections may be spot on.
In either case, +1 to you, sir.
"iOS is popularly considered by most commenters on these tech boards as a content-consumption-only platform, yet professional artists, photographers and writers use their iPads in the field and often nearly exclusively under highly mobile circumstances. This is as much due to the fact of the high number of professional applications available--including Photoshop for iPad--as it is due to the iPad's ready synchronization to OS X applications that don't require manual triggering."
I'd say that iOS is constantly promoted as a content creation and delivery device by a lot of Technology Bloggers. I roll my eyes and bite my tongue every time Bill Detwiler pulls out his iPad at the TR-Live event to give a power-point presentation, and ZDNet's James Kendrick drives me NUTS with his constant blogs about how he can't settle for anything less than his iPad for his remote mobile content-creation goals. I can name a handful of other bloggers who are incredibly bullish about iOS as well, but I'll keep that card up my sleeve for now. Too many bloggers wear rose-tinted glassed with their iOS device opinions and it misleads consumers into thinking that the device will satisfy them in ways it probably won't. No offense to either of the writers I'm calling out here - the device does work well for them I am certain. But there are *better* choices for anyone (especially typical users) with a focus on those particular tasks. They just don't have an Apple logo on them.
As for your examples, I acknowledged that there are some niches where Apple does have a lead in productivity goals at the moment. They're the same kind of leads where Mac originally had a lead on Microsoft. Eventually, the open-platform alternatives (and I'm including Microsoft here because Microsoft has always supported the open-hardware platform) caught up and matched or exceeded Macintosh in most cases, as well as offering all the other superiority that they had all along. This was almost the end of Apple last time. We'll see how well they weather it when it happens with this generation of personal computing. I didn't list every example where iOS has carved out a strong niche - but if you happen to be in one of those fields where iOS has the lead currently, you probably already know it, and I don't begrudge anyone who decides to go with iOS based on those criteria. But they're all *niches*. Overall, iOS is a consumer content consumption device. The fact that the Kindle Fire is the most successful Android tablet just shows the huge consumer demand for exactly THAT kind of device (and that a powerful but less expensive alternative to Apple has a lot of market share to claim). Other Android tablets with a more productivity oriented focus have enjoyed a halo effect from the Kindle and the Nexus 7, the ASUS TF line in particular - and many of those are more powerful and more flexible devices with a goal of delivering a productivity/consumption hybrid.
But those are all trivial little differences of opinion influenced one way or the other by our personal biases. I agree with your overall assessment, and I think the fact that I am *very* interested in Windows 8 *and* RT devices right now points to the threat that Android faces at the moment. Microsoft is more of a threat to Google than to Apple as things sit today, and as we see them build momentum, understanding and enthusiasm, your projections may be spot on.
In either case, +1 to you, sir.
In fact, considering devices like the ASUS Transformer, Android is currently the better fit for bloggers because of its ready supply of usually snap-on keyboards. The types of content professionals I'm more concerned with are in the visual arts more than the textual ones. Of course, that said I'm a writer who uses the iPad any time I'm not home at my desktop and I simply carry a Bluetooth keyboard in my bag for text entry beyond a few lines. Since I write almost exclusively in Pages for Mac and iOS, the synchronization between the two is automatic, letting me worry less about which version of the file is more recent and concentrate more on maintaining story flow.
I guess my point here is that people who really make money at their craft (and honestly I don't so it becomes more a hobby) don't blog much about their experiences UNLESS they're paid to blog about it. When they do blog, it's more about their works than about the tools they use. It's kind of like the joke about the photographer at a dinner party. The hostess comes up to him and says, "You take such lovely pictures. You must have a really great camera." To which he replies, "Thank you. You've made a delicious dinner; you must have a really expensive stove."
Ok, it's not really funny, but it makes my point.
I guess my point here is that people who really make money at their craft (and honestly I don't so it becomes more a hobby) don't blog much about their experiences UNLESS they're paid to blog about it. When they do blog, it's more about their works than about the tools they use. It's kind of like the joke about the photographer at a dinner party. The hostess comes up to him and says, "You take such lovely pictures. You must have a really great camera." To which he replies, "Thank you. You've made a delicious dinner; you must have a really expensive stove."
Ok, it's not really funny, but it makes my point.
Amateur, semi-pro, pro.
Amateurs maintain a blog on wordpress or blogger.com and a few friends and family might visit their blog, but we're talking under 1000 hits a year at the outside.
Semi pro might get paid by some outlets, and might have a blog that generates a decent amount of hits per month - but they've got a day job and they don't do it for a living.
Pros are doing this as a full time career.
Fair definitions?
The pros are absolutely "content professionals".
With that said, I have a bias and preference to the ASUS Transformer and it is for the reasons you outline. But... you've described the circular nature of my blogging pretty well, "I want devices that allow me to write about what devices are best suited to allowing me to write about how easy they make it for me to write."
It is a key driver for me in a mobile device.
It isn't just writing, but a lot of it centers around the various things involved with that. I need powerful social media tools, it is nice if it can do a passable job at image and video manipulation and publication. A BIG thing that disappoints me with iOS and Android is the ability to easily cut a hyperlink URL and post it as a link in a document. Placing images and formating can also be a hassle in mobile OS platforms. Sophisticated document creation is one of the tasks where I'll write the document mobile and then modify it and polish it on a desktop later - which *is* a pain.
And I think that the old parable of the cook and their tools assumes that a great chef can make a great meal as long as they have a fire, a pan, and ingredients. That is probably true. I imagine a great blogger could write a masterpiece on their phone. But they probably *prefer* professional grade tools, just like a chef.
But there is bound to be disagreement among different cooks over which tools are the best for their trade.
Amateurs maintain a blog on wordpress or blogger.com and a few friends and family might visit their blog, but we're talking under 1000 hits a year at the outside.
Semi pro might get paid by some outlets, and might have a blog that generates a decent amount of hits per month - but they've got a day job and they don't do it for a living.
Pros are doing this as a full time career.
Fair definitions?
The pros are absolutely "content professionals".
With that said, I have a bias and preference to the ASUS Transformer and it is for the reasons you outline. But... you've described the circular nature of my blogging pretty well, "I want devices that allow me to write about what devices are best suited to allowing me to write about how easy they make it for me to write."
It is a key driver for me in a mobile device. It isn't just writing, but a lot of it centers around the various things involved with that. I need powerful social media tools, it is nice if it can do a passable job at image and video manipulation and publication. A BIG thing that disappoints me with iOS and Android is the ability to easily cut a hyperlink URL and post it as a link in a document. Placing images and formating can also be a hassle in mobile OS platforms. Sophisticated document creation is one of the tasks where I'll write the document mobile and then modify it and polish it on a desktop later - which *is* a pain.
And I think that the old parable of the cook and their tools assumes that a great chef can make a great meal as long as they have a fire, a pan, and ingredients. That is probably true. I imagine a great blogger could write a masterpiece on their phone. But they probably *prefer* professional grade tools, just like a chef.
But there is bound to be disagreement among different cooks over which tools are the best for their trade.
... and publishers recommend I write comic books. Ah well. I enjoy what I do and have my fans in that area, so I'm happy. Meanwhile, I try to be a voice of reason on blog forums.
I keep trying to go pro too, and yet I'm stuck with a day job being an unappreciated IT manager.
You just gotta keep trying and keep taking the rejections, so I hear.
You just gotta keep trying and keep taking the rejections, so I hear.
Are you intentionally covering up the fact that there are two versions of Windows 8? Pro and RT have very little in common. Pro indeed can do everything a PC should do, provided you do not need top processing power, and top graphics acceleration, and lots of disk space. External drives solve the disk space problem nicely. I wonder if Microsoft releases docking stations that will allow to add processing and graphics power, or even built in "SETI in Home" features into the OS.
Windows RT can do only the most basic tasks and run a few desktop apps of Microsoft's choosing. Currently I do not see any nontrivial apps in the App Store and I do not see how such apps can be created. Thus, apps wise Windows RT will always lag behind Android and iOS, it is not only younger, it is the hardest platform to go beyond "Hello, World".
Windows RT can do only the most basic tasks and run a few desktop apps of Microsoft's choosing. Currently I do not see any nontrivial apps in the App Store and I do not see how such apps can be created. Thus, apps wise Windows RT will always lag behind Android and iOS, it is not only younger, it is the hardest platform to go beyond "Hello, World".
Actually, the differences between RT and Pro are overblown right now.
For another article I am writing, I buzzed down to Best Buy and played with a Surface Pro 64GB for about half an hour. My first exposure to an RT Surface tablet was that the TR Live event in October, and I really didn't know how to navigate the OS or get the most from the platform, and I was underwhelemed.
But after several months playing with Windows 8 Pro, suddenly I can get around RT like a champ.
In this case, I wanted to confirm first hand a few things.
Mostly that, like Pro, RT can have two Modern-UI apps running split screen on the Start Screen while having multiple Classic apps open in the destkop.
Of course, it can. I was able to load PowerPoint, Excel and Word, plus the destkop Windows RT IE 10 and Windows Explorer, plus the Moder-UI weather app *and* Modern-UI IE 10 all at once. It was easy to flip back and forth between all of them.
All of the gestures and shortcuts I already knew worked faithfully in RT.
I've got news for Android and iOS users - this is MORE powerful multitasking than *either* of those platforms offer - multi-tasking far more like what you would experience on a full blown desktop OS. Corporate power users would be much better served by Wndows RT than by iOS or Android, once they got the hang of operating the new platform. Cutting and pasting from one app to another in Android is a chore. It is a simple process in Win 8, Pro or RT. That is just *one* example.
Now, don't misunderstand me - I'm not denying that RT is crippled compared to a full Windows 8 Pro system. IE 10 Classic can't load flash or any other plug-ins that I am aware of, you can't run real Windows IA apps. It is a low power, low heat, long battery life, instant on, solid state ARM device. If you're a professional in a Windows environment and you've got Windows on your desktop and you connect to Windows back-office systems and Windows front-end apps and you want a portable ARM device for the benefits that ARM brings, the RT is a no-brainer. The decision then comes down to if you want your ARM device to be primarily an extension of your professional life, or a personal BYOD device mostly for leisure and content-consumption that can do a LITTLE work here and there.
Depending on your answers, you've got 3 choices. If you're strongly focused on a Windows professional experience, then RT is your best bet. If you're strongly focused on a consumer experience, then iOS might work out better for you. If you're on the fence, right in the middle, you should give Android a look. They've all got their strengths and weaknesses, as I illustrate above.
But here is the thing, your argument above cherry-picks the argument. Windows RT can only do the most basic tasks and run a few desktop apps of Microsoft's chosing in comparison to Windows 8 Pro. Compared to Android and iOS, Windows RT is miles beyond what they're capable of if you're looking for these features. You literally compared Windows RT to Windows Pro and based on the fact that Windows RT is more limtied than Pro, concluded that it will "always lag behind Android and iOS".
"Because the BMW 1 series is just a repackaged Mini, and not an M3, it will always be inferior to the VW Bug and the Fiat 500."
See how that doesn't work? Maybe a crippled 1 series bimmer is still superior to a VW or Fiat. (This isn't necessarily the case, of course - just an example).
I think releasing RT first was a strategic mistake that confused consumers. I think they should have held off until Windows 8 Pro got a foot-hold and then released Windows RT as a device that compliments a Win8Pro Intel machine.
RT is now the victim of a lot of FUD, a lot of misinformation, a lot of misunderstanding - and may suffer a "Vista effect" due to bad press and word-of-mouth.
That would be too bad, because for the right kind of user, RT is clearly superior to Android and iOS.
For another article I am writing, I buzzed down to Best Buy and played with a Surface Pro 64GB for about half an hour. My first exposure to an RT Surface tablet was that the TR Live event in October, and I really didn't know how to navigate the OS or get the most from the platform, and I was underwhelemed.
But after several months playing with Windows 8 Pro, suddenly I can get around RT like a champ.
In this case, I wanted to confirm first hand a few things.
Mostly that, like Pro, RT can have two Modern-UI apps running split screen on the Start Screen while having multiple Classic apps open in the destkop.
Of course, it can. I was able to load PowerPoint, Excel and Word, plus the destkop Windows RT IE 10 and Windows Explorer, plus the Moder-UI weather app *and* Modern-UI IE 10 all at once. It was easy to flip back and forth between all of them.
All of the gestures and shortcuts I already knew worked faithfully in RT.
I've got news for Android and iOS users - this is MORE powerful multitasking than *either* of those platforms offer - multi-tasking far more like what you would experience on a full blown desktop OS. Corporate power users would be much better served by Wndows RT than by iOS or Android, once they got the hang of operating the new platform. Cutting and pasting from one app to another in Android is a chore. It is a simple process in Win 8, Pro or RT. That is just *one* example.
Now, don't misunderstand me - I'm not denying that RT is crippled compared to a full Windows 8 Pro system. IE 10 Classic can't load flash or any other plug-ins that I am aware of, you can't run real Windows IA apps. It is a low power, low heat, long battery life, instant on, solid state ARM device. If you're a professional in a Windows environment and you've got Windows on your desktop and you connect to Windows back-office systems and Windows front-end apps and you want a portable ARM device for the benefits that ARM brings, the RT is a no-brainer. The decision then comes down to if you want your ARM device to be primarily an extension of your professional life, or a personal BYOD device mostly for leisure and content-consumption that can do a LITTLE work here and there.
Depending on your answers, you've got 3 choices. If you're strongly focused on a Windows professional experience, then RT is your best bet. If you're strongly focused on a consumer experience, then iOS might work out better for you. If you're on the fence, right in the middle, you should give Android a look. They've all got their strengths and weaknesses, as I illustrate above.
But here is the thing, your argument above cherry-picks the argument. Windows RT can only do the most basic tasks and run a few desktop apps of Microsoft's chosing in comparison to Windows 8 Pro. Compared to Android and iOS, Windows RT is miles beyond what they're capable of if you're looking for these features. You literally compared Windows RT to Windows Pro and based on the fact that Windows RT is more limtied than Pro, concluded that it will "always lag behind Android and iOS".
"Because the BMW 1 series is just a repackaged Mini, and not an M3, it will always be inferior to the VW Bug and the Fiat 500."
See how that doesn't work? Maybe a crippled 1 series bimmer is still superior to a VW or Fiat. (This isn't necessarily the case, of course - just an example).
I think releasing RT first was a strategic mistake that confused consumers. I think they should have held off until Windows 8 Pro got a foot-hold and then released Windows RT as a device that compliments a Win8Pro Intel machine.
RT is now the victim of a lot of FUD, a lot of misinformation, a lot of misunderstanding - and may suffer a "Vista effect" due to bad press and word-of-mouth.
That would be too bad, because for the right kind of user, RT is clearly superior to Android and iOS.
I OWN A W8 PRO 64 BIT PC (UPGRADED ALIENWARE ALX AUROURA AREA 51 AND ADDED TOUCH SCREEN) , WP8 , AND A DELL LATITUDE 10 WITH W8 PRO 32 BIT...YES YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL, AND IT ALL WORKS SEAMLESSLY AND FLAWLESS....YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ANYTHING ....JUST ABOUT WHAT I WANT AS FAR AS WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION TO PUT IN THEM...IT IS NICE TO HAVE 3 DEVICES THAT SYNC WITHOUT CONCERNS AND THE UI IS INTUITIVE...LOVE IT...SWITCHED FROM ANDROID DEVICES AND NEVER HAVE LOOKED BACK...BEST DECISION
Turn off your caps lock and type like everyone else.
You do support my contention that the integration between WP8/RT and Windows 8 is why Android is in trouble, though.
You do support my contention that the integration between WP8/RT and Windows 8 is why Android is in trouble, though.
well, its a habit when filling drop cards out ....found it is easier for EU to read and easier for using acronyms instead of having to hit caps lock or shift all the time. I leave the caps lock on; saves time filling drop cards and badges out after systems are fixed...sorry...but I do stand by the W8 ecosystem..seamless integration and flawless function once you learn the ends and outs of W8 and W8(RT)
The best decision you ever made was to switch from Android to Windows8?
I'd keep that clear of an employers eyes, unless choosing an OS is the focus of your job.
You should try finding a keyboard that allows you to turn off caps lock too, they are pretty cheap these days and allow you to type without shouting like a kiddie defending his favorite wrestler.
I'd keep that clear of an employers eyes, unless choosing an OS is the focus of your job.
You should try finding a keyboard that allows you to turn off caps lock too, they are pretty cheap these days and allow you to type without shouting like a kiddie defending his favorite wrestler.
insults , and innuendo's is much more mature than typing in caps lock....;)
THANKS FOR THE TIPS...
I have found every IT consultant, tech...etc...etc... are not aware of the Dell latitude 10 and when I show up to work on their systems they are intrigued and I am asked to demonstrate...their first question is : is that an Ipad, or android tablet?.... of course the masses are mindless sheep and have been brainwashed to think nothing else exists outside of Apple devices and Android . when I show them how smooth and quick the Latitude 10 runs W8 pro 32 bit, they seem to understand their Ipad and android tablets are limited devices in comparison...most often they immediately go to their PC and pull up the dell specs....granted the Latitude 10 can be proved upon but still out performs Ipad and android.
THANKS FOR THE TIPS...
I have found every IT consultant, tech...etc...etc... are not aware of the Dell latitude 10 and when I show up to work on their systems they are intrigued and I am asked to demonstrate...their first question is : is that an Ipad, or android tablet?.... of course the masses are mindless sheep and have been brainwashed to think nothing else exists outside of Apple devices and Android . when I show them how smooth and quick the Latitude 10 runs W8 pro 32 bit, they seem to understand their Ipad and android tablets are limited devices in comparison...most often they immediately go to their PC and pull up the dell specs....granted the Latitude 10 can be proved upon but still out performs Ipad and android.
I am not promoting the device...but it is a solid product...The point behind the Latitude 10 is, most people are not aware of the potential of this ecosystem W8, WP8 , and W8 (RT)....I read article after article about how some are just down right dishonest and prejudice against Microsoft. They seem to disparage them by saying how W8 killed my machine, or the ever so popular lack of apps, or W8 is useless for PC users ....etc...etc. Here are my thoughts on where Microsoft is going with this ecosystem and it wasn't a half hearted effort to gain market share in the Mobile world...I actually think the PC side is an attempt to tie all things W8 together. meaning You own a WP8 , then what device would you buy if you were read for a PC upgrade...You as a consumer are already familiar with the Metro UI... and by logic would purchase W8 PRO PC... use the same analogy with a Surface Tablet W8 (RT) or if you have a W8 Pro PC .... I think Microsoft learned the hard way with Windows Phone 6 and 6.5..(terrible OS) and with WP7 (7.5).....They realize the only way to overcome their lack of clout in the mobile world was to push the EU both business and residential into having no choice. Meaning: you have a 3 tiered ecosystem which is spread out over a broad spectrum appealing to those who already own 1 type of device. Microsoft knowing when you purchase a new PC you will be offered/pushed into the newest and latest OS.....reaching people who may not be to familiar with WP8, or W8 (RT). Over time you as the consumer will eventually use it because gradually al other OS's will be phased out. Microsoft basically burned their bridges and went all in, and I think others have gotten a rude awakening...realizing Microsoft is not pulling any punches and have a major advantage which is most businesses and residential run some sort of Microsoft based system......In my opinion it is inevitable Microsoft will gain in all three, Tablet, Phone and PC...Who else has the ability to reach so many EU's ...no one....Plus take into account Mtro UI is substantially different from IOS and Android.....they had their chance but decided to stay with what they were comfortable with "STATIC UI.......
What so many people are complaining about with Windows 8 is the changes. They're so set in their old-Windows ways that they don't want to accept any changes--especially if it makes the OS more Mac-like. However, with Windows 8 Microsoft has leapfrogged Apple in a very real way; not just by making touch dominant, but by bringing even closer integration between the mobile and desktop OSes with an eye towards merging them once mobile devices have the power and endurance to finish replacing the laptop for portable computing. But don't expect them to sacrifice the new UI when they do, but that's part of what makes Windows easier to use when mobile.
So while you have done well with your Dell, it's not the only one. Check out HP, Toshiba and some of the others; you might find one of them that's closer to "perfect" for your needs.
I'm not anti-Tablet and I'm not necessarily an Apple fanatic, though I admit I've found Apple to offer the best product for my overall needs with software and reliability. My complaints with other OSes and hardware brands has been mostly due to the poor quality on average of those "less expensive" brands that require regular maintenance. I can't tell you how upsetting it is when you lose an entire work day to cleaning up the OS after 6 to 9 months of everyday use or having a power supply die for no apparent reason every 12 months or so (I've never had one survive longer than about 18 months and I always bought more power supply than the machine needed according to specs. Apple just holds up better for my work habits. Windows' greatest problems have been due to poor hardware, though that doesn't absolve it of its own weaknesses and vulnerabilities over the years. Android, on the other hand, suffered from poor code and poor hardware. Worse, Samsung even now is producing Android products that use 2.3 (think Galaxy Player) which only hurts their overall quality for the product name as people will expect the same OS as their Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note. Other brands are still shipping with older versions of Android as well, which is one reason why the Android environment as a whole is so fragmented.
I'm not anti-Tablet and I'm not necessarily an Apple fanatic, though I admit I've found Apple to offer the best product for my overall needs with software and reliability. My complaints with other OSes and hardware brands has been mostly due to the poor quality on average of those "less expensive" brands that require regular maintenance. I can't tell you how upsetting it is when you lose an entire work day to cleaning up the OS after 6 to 9 months of everyday use or having a power supply die for no apparent reason every 12 months or so (I've never had one survive longer than about 18 months and I always bought more power supply than the machine needed according to specs. Apple just holds up better for my work habits. Windows' greatest problems have been due to poor hardware, though that doesn't absolve it of its own weaknesses and vulnerabilities over the years. Android, on the other hand, suffered from poor code and poor hardware. Worse, Samsung even now is producing Android products that use 2.3 (think Galaxy Player) which only hurts their overall quality for the product name as people will expect the same OS as their Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note. Other brands are still shipping with older versions of Android as well, which is one reason why the Android environment as a whole is so fragmented.
I went with Dell for 2 reasons their warranty, accidental coverage, and the fact the latitude 10 was offered with two removable batteries 2-30/4-60 whr.
I went with android phones over IPhone for one major reason, more choice in types of phones....I think I'OS is smoother but really didn't care for either Android, Blackberry, or I'OS....I wanted and have been waiting for someone to bring to the table something which could tie all things mobile, business, social networking, gaming, music, and video. I knew if I was to get what I am looking for, it would have to come from Microsoft. Two reasons why I put all my eggs in one basket concerning the perfect Mobile OS. How long has android and I'OS been around (?) ....and yet neither one has done anything close to one platform . one is to restrictive (proprietary) = I'OS....the other is to liberal (to open, unstructured, cumbersome)= android....I as an IT (geek) field engineer like the concept of Android, which is open to more of the individuals interpretation. That is great if you are a teenager but for a business IT... you know, good and well, it could mean and will mean, a lot of corrupted Data...and an IT nightmare come true. ***(keep in mind this is all under the umbrella of tying all devices together under one OS [ecosystem]...PC...Phone....Tablets) *** The second reason none of the 3 Mobile OS'S Blackberry, I'OS, Android cannot do what Microsoft can: They do not have the will, and or the resources, to take on such an ambitious endeavor. Personally, ( in my opinion) ..I think it is why Mac PC OS x is the way it is ....a lazy mans OS....yes I said it, Apple did not want the headaches which come with making their OS more open as Microsoft has...(Think about it) I find Mac a cumbersome limited lazy OS compared to Microsoft....yes Microsoft has more problems , more issues, but only because they dare to actually make their OS more versatile and useful in the practical use of everyday life. Simply put: Blackberry, Apple, and Android do not have the ability to do, and or, create a one size fits all ecosystem and they do not have the ambition or drive to even try.... In my opinion they do just enough to stay viable and that is it.....Where Microsoft has tackled what the others have seen as to much of a headache and it is no surprise they are the dominant (Preferred) Ecosystem both in business and in home users.
In conclusion Microsoft is where my hopes and wants will be met for an all inclusive ecosystem which will make my life as efficient as it can possibly be when using a Phone, Tablet, and a PC......
I went with android phones over IPhone for one major reason, more choice in types of phones....I think I'OS is smoother but really didn't care for either Android, Blackberry, or I'OS....I wanted and have been waiting for someone to bring to the table something which could tie all things mobile, business, social networking, gaming, music, and video. I knew if I was to get what I am looking for, it would have to come from Microsoft. Two reasons why I put all my eggs in one basket concerning the perfect Mobile OS. How long has android and I'OS been around (?) ....and yet neither one has done anything close to one platform . one is to restrictive (proprietary) = I'OS....the other is to liberal (to open, unstructured, cumbersome)= android....I as an IT (geek) field engineer like the concept of Android, which is open to more of the individuals interpretation. That is great if you are a teenager but for a business IT... you know, good and well, it could mean and will mean, a lot of corrupted Data...and an IT nightmare come true. ***(keep in mind this is all under the umbrella of tying all devices together under one OS [ecosystem]...PC...Phone....Tablets) *** The second reason none of the 3 Mobile OS'S Blackberry, I'OS, Android cannot do what Microsoft can: They do not have the will, and or the resources, to take on such an ambitious endeavor. Personally, ( in my opinion) ..I think it is why Mac PC OS x is the way it is ....a lazy mans OS....yes I said it, Apple did not want the headaches which come with making their OS more open as Microsoft has...(Think about it) I find Mac a cumbersome limited lazy OS compared to Microsoft....yes Microsoft has more problems , more issues, but only because they dare to actually make their OS more versatile and useful in the practical use of everyday life. Simply put: Blackberry, Apple, and Android do not have the ability to do, and or, create a one size fits all ecosystem and they do not have the ambition or drive to even try.... In my opinion they do just enough to stay viable and that is it.....Where Microsoft has tackled what the others have seen as to much of a headache and it is no surprise they are the dominant (Preferred) Ecosystem both in business and in home users.
In conclusion Microsoft is where my hopes and wants will be met for an all inclusive ecosystem which will make my life as efficient as it can possibly be when using a Phone, Tablet, and a PC......
You know, part of the problem is knowing what to call things in Microsoft's brave new world. I'm having a lot of difficulty deciding what to call things myself.
Not sure if your question was aimed at Michael or aimed at me, so...
For my part, I use "Windows 8 Pro" from time to time not to refer to the device, but as shorthand for "An IA32/64 device running Windows 8 for Intel".
Which may be confusing, but I never said I wasn't a little confused on proper Windows 8 terminology at this point. Microsoft hasn't exactly made it easy to know what they want you to call things, so far.
Not sure if your question was aimed at Michael or aimed at me, so...
For my part, I use "Windows 8 Pro" from time to time not to refer to the device, but as shorthand for "An IA32/64 device running Windows 8 for Intel".
Which may be confusing, but I never said I wasn't a little confused on proper Windows 8 terminology at this point. Microsoft hasn't exactly made it easy to know what they want you to call things, so far.
mr.bloger.. realy .real easy windows 8 , windows 8 pro, windows rt, windows rt tablet ,and last but not least is the windows pro tablet. How hard is that
I think the issue might not be the terminology I used, though.
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