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Re:The Microsoft Surface Killer Feature: It's open. by meepmorp on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @05:46PM (#4134326)
> You are choosing to focus on the other unit. I devoted 0% of my post to that other offering.

Or,min other words, you're choosing to ignore the other unit, where the consumer isn't offered a choice

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Re:The Microsoft Surface Killer Feature: It's open. by laconian on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @05:48PM (#4134337)
Which the consumer will buy, believing that all Windows 8s are the same.
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Re:The Microsoft Surface Killer Feature: It's open. by meepmorp on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @05:54PM (#4134367)
Yeah, that's a problem I don't have a clear idea of how they'll handle. And since the x86 one will likely run whatever legacy windows apps you want, I see a lot of pissed off people who feel like MS is cheating them somehow.*

I'm perfectly willing to be wrong, though.

*When the cheap model won't do that.

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Re:The Microsoft Surface Killer Feature: It's open. by robomartin on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @06:02PM (#4134400)
I think consumers and Microsoft are smarter than you give them credit. I have zero doubt that these devices will be sold for exactly what they are. "Surface" for one ecosystem and "Surface PRO" for full Windows 8 software compatibility. It really isn't that complicated.

Time will tell.

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Re:The Microsoft Surface Killer Feature: It's open. by pkamb on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @05:54PM (#4134365)
And because it's cheaper, thiner, lighter, quieter...
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