I prefer the Surface over the iPad. Someone do some drop test videos.....
I own both devices "new iPad" and Surface. Hands down barebones without any cases the Surface I am sure would win ever time over ruggedness over the surface. I do not worry about the Surface like I do...
View ArticleQuality apps are the key differentiator
The key differentiator between iOS and Windows RT is not just the number of apps available, but the quality of apps and usage scenarios they enable, especially for SMBs. iPad is the clear winner in...
View ArticleFamily tablet
I have have a surface & ipad,If you are sharing the tablet with teens and other then the multiple profiles on the surface are a great feature. Had experiences on ipad of replies made to some of my...
View ArticleI think you missed a big differentiator (well actually you missed several)
No. 1. Battery life. The real Surface (not the near useless RT one) is rumored to have an extremely short battery life. True or false? I'll tell you this - battery life is never a concern for me with...
View ArticleI knew this would come up...
I actually expected the apps argument to be presented in the comparison and was surprised when it didn't. You're right that iOS has far more apps available that Win RT, and even though MS promised over...
View ArticleIf you are going to bring two
The following review statement is quite telling, "At this stage in its evolution, if I had to choose only one tablet, Id pick the iPad. While it doesnt offer the productivity of Surface, its a very...
View ArticleStraw-man Alert.
No. 1 - The straw-man argument goes nowhere. The review was of the Surface RT, not the Surface Pro, and the RT has similar battery life to the iPad. The Pro is so much more than the RT or iPad that its...
View ArticleI believe the 'fragility' argument falls flat when comparing them
I think they're both equally fragile, even if differently so. Arguing that you're afraid of damaging an iPad even with an Otterbox cover vs a naked Surface tablet under similar conditions is simply...
View ArticleI'll argue that this will change; WindowsRT is only just starting
All you have to do is look at what Android had when they started and at how, after 4 years, they're roughly equivalent in numbers with at least a few Android apps as good as their iOS equivalents. RT...
View ArticleWidescreen superior ???
I must take issue with TNT on his point 2. A phone is only practical if it can be hand held which limits its width so if you want a larger screen you've got to go widescreen (or tallscreen in portrait...
View ArticleNumbers do not equate to quality--Android apps are proof.
Sure, there are some decent Android apps, but when you find two apps with the same name and developer on both iOS and Android, more often the iOS app is the higher-quality app in both appearance and...
View ArticleMethinks you made up all three of those differentiators.
#1. Battery Life: He compared the Surface RT (the only one currently available) to the iPad. As they are both on reduced, supplemental OSes rather than full-powered desktop OSes, the comparison comes...
View ArticleLook at the Windows phone for RT future?
Apps is a huge argument for the iPhone or even Android above the RT. MS and their fans are saying just wait we will catch up but, will they? The Windows phone is doing poorly in the market and App...
View ArticleThe iPad was never intended to be a laptop replacement
Then again, neither is the Surface RT. They are both supplemental devices while the Surface Pro will be yet another attempt to bring full-powered desktop computing to a tablet device--though this time...
View ArticleWindows 8 (Phone, RT and desktop) are simply too new...
to base that kind of argument on them. The iPhone didn't have any apps when it came out other than what Apple itself chose to put in; it took almost a year before they decided to let third-party...
View ArticleWhat a useless article
Let's see, in hardware, no mention of the CPU used, the amount of memory, the amount of usable memory, the amount of SD storage (embedded or sockets), no mention of 3D video capabilities or screen...
View ArticleCloud enabled productivty
Is there an Apple cloud based office suite?Office365 gets you office on your desktop, and office on your tablet. Web based, or running local. Add in skydrive, and you have continuity between your...
View ArticleShort Battery Life Is a Temporary Problem For Surface Pro
MS is already planning subsequent versions with less power-hunger 10W processors.But then again, Surface Pro is a productivity device first and foremost and it has better battery life and is more...
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