Re:New Surface Pro
by freeone3000 on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @02:20PM
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Surface Pros run Windows 10, so they have the same UI as other computers. I don't see the problem?
Something that works well for a desktop with a large monitor, keyboard and mouse doesn't necessarily work well for a tablet with a relatively small touchscreen and vise versa.
Unfortunately, as far as "tablet mode" is concerned, Windows 10 is still a step back from Windows 8. Obviously Windows 8 had its problems, but the tablet UI was fantastic. W10 has gradually been getting back the W8 tablet features it dropped though, so maybe it'll get there
If the UI/UX is bad for any one or all devices it runs it, that is a problem.
Re:New Surface Pro
by fraculto09 on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @09:23AM
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It's not, there are two modes, one for tablets and one for desktops/laptops, and you can quickly switch between them.
And that's the problem. The two modes doesn't "change" (or the apps are just the properly optimized for the different modes) the apps enough so in reality, an app is either good in one mode or the other, not in both.
The biggest thing that's dragging Surface down is its UI. Neither classic Windows apps, nor Metro apps are very pleasant to use on the given hardware.
I wonder what Alan Kay thinks of Surfaces compared to iPads.