New Surface products, built for Windows 11

Re:New Surface products, built for Windows 11 by farnsworth on Thursday September 23, 2021 @02:08AM (#28625646)

The surface duo is just such a great concept, compared to the folding screen phones. They avoid all the tech risk and expense of the folding screen phones, and the two screen form factor is just a legitimately good way to organize apps on a screen, like having two physical monitors.

The tech seems too early for the folding screen phones, and they unfold into something which is an awkward shape. There's nothing I want to do on my phone with a really big square of content.

I wish the surface neo could have gotten a chance to shine.

While we're on the subject, I wish the surface band had been given a little more time. Google has really dropped the ball with android wearables, it would have been a huge opportunity for microsoft.

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Re:New Surface products, built for Windows 11 by NoPicklez on Thursday September 23, 2021 @02:20AM (#28625717)

Having watched the video of the phone I agree, it actually looks like quite a good concept. I do think the integration with Windows is excellent as well, if I am at my computer realistically why should I need to pick up my phone? All of my notifications, features and settings should be accessible from my Windows laptop/desktop.

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Re:New Surface products, built for Windows 11 by itsme-alan on Thursday September 23, 2021 @02:24AM (#28625740)

All of them are accessible from your Windows machine using the Your Phone app.

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Re:New Surface products, built for Windows 11 by NoPicklez on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:09PM (#28637902)

Yeah if you're using an Android device

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Re:New Surface products, built for Windows 11 by dgellow on Thursday September 23, 2021 @02:51AM (#28625945)

I agree, it looks great. But the price is way too high! Starting price: 1599$?! Who can afford such a device, and what to do you actually do with something that expensive that you wouldn't do with a one-screen phone? If I sell my arm to buy something like this, which is basically the price of a good laptop, I expect a really, really special experience, I'm not sure the custom Android ROM Microsoft is using will be up to the task.

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Re:New Surface products, built for Windows 11 by farnsworth on Thursday September 23, 2021 @12:14PM (#28631215)

Yeah, it still sort of has "early-adopter" pricing. It doesn't have the same market as, say, an iPhone. It's also working pointing out that the Galaxy Z Fold3 is $1799

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