davgreg

Rocwurst said:

Incorrect. Siri is actually more accurate now than Alexa after recent upgrades by Apple.

Keep telling yourself that, but Siri just does not cut it.

Steve Jobs introduced Siri and has been dead a long time, but Siri is still the eternal beta.

My library has a number of music titles that are of live concerts in both video and audio only formats- both commercially released and offered via iTunes. Siri is so stupid that if you ask it to play that album while in the car, you get the response that it cannot play that video. That problem has persisted through multiple generations of iOS.

It is the audio version of egg freckles.

With universal Siri, all spoken requests would be in error.

I own both, only my CPU is an i5. 

The difference is iCloud integration with other devices - not apps or GPU. The rest of my devices are Macs and iOS devices. BTW I am running the Beta of iPad OS 13.

The Surface boots faster than the iPad Pro or any Mac and also logs in with face recognition than the iPad Pro. Battery life is better on the iPad. Sound is better on the iPad. I have pens for both, but do not use them enough to offer an opinion.

The kickstand on the Surface Pro is very nice and much better than any folding case.

You can install the Public Beta on an external drive so as to not overwrite your release version OS. USB 3 SSDs are not very expensive.

My Greatest Generation dad taught me to use credit sparingly and with your eyes wide open- understanding exactly what the costs are.

What kills me about credit cards is that the banks are getting the money for almost nothing (Fed discount rate) and then loaning it out to good credit risks for 14% and up. That is one hell of an interest rate in light of the fact that for years anything over 10% was considered usury and only available from loan sharks.

My USAA Visa has 0% through October and I already have other offers for 0%. I seriously doubt that any features Apple and Goldman are offering will be worth the credit costs. I am not cheap, but I am not a sucker to be fleeced, either.