AppleExposed

hentaiboy said:

AppleExposed said:

How has no one commented? This is freaking amazing!!!! Both of these patents!

Pencil Pro?

ctt_zh said:

The Surface product line is doing just fine. 

Microsoft Surface Quarterly revenue gains / losses since the last revenue decrease in 2017 Q4:

2020 Q1  -4%

2019 Q4  +14%
2019 Q3  +21%
2019 Q2  +39%
2019 Q1  +14%

2018 Q4  +25%
2018 Q3  +32%
2018 Q2  +1%
2018 Q1  +12%

2017 Q4  -2%

Source:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/earnings

If the next 2+ quarters are bad then sure a trend is forming... this current decrease is likely a mere blip. The new product lines should ensure decent growth through the next 2 years.

avon b7 said:

AppleExposed said:

DED triggers them again with facts!! Love it!!

Scary how that chart shows Apples Other category neck and neck with Mac!

AB101 said:

DED has been on a roll the last few days.

If you aren't Apple, you are crap!

Fact based articles do prove this unfortunately.

avon b7 said:

lkrupp said:

"Surface originally appeared as a response to the iPad, which immediately began crushing PC sales after it appeared in 2010 and began Disrupting the market. Common PCs and notebooks were over-serving most users' needs while introducing excessive complication into their lives. The super-simple and highly mobile iPad appealed to everyone from children to business executives.” Remember all the comments about the iPad being a toy and simply a media consumption device. No “real” work could be done on the iPad? But those people never quit so on it goes.

The iPad was very much more a passive (content consumption) device than an active (content creation) device in its origins. If you think otherwise, perhaps you never had the first gen iPad. Nobody could hold it for extended periods of time due to its size and weight. Yes, it was the perfect solution for a whole group of users who had been basically forced to own laptops and desktops just for their very simple needs. Once affordable (a key metric) tablets arrived (independently of platform), those users could put their laptops and PCs into secondary uses.

However, don't kid yourself, they were far from 'magical'. 

They served a purpose just as the iPod Touch did but were extremely limited when it came to active use. 

Later, when Pages et al arrived there were some serious file format issues between the different versions and email attachments would be a HUGE problem for years after.

In my experience the iPad Mini 2 was when the stars aligned for iPad (although email attachments were still a curse!).

iPad was so not magical that Huawei decided to make cheap knockoffs of them.

LOL! I see you didn't read my comment about the iPad Mini 2.

So, let me ask you directly. Was the iPad Gen 1 magical for you?

Huawei has some decent tablet models but my Mini 2 is still serving its purpose and I'll have my eye on the Mini 5 this Black Friday.

The M7 looks to be shaping up well though:

https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-mediapad-m7-first-android-tablet-with-hole-punch-display/

If it ships soon with Huawei's new BT tech, I'll weigh the options up.

javacowboy said:

Honest question:  Have any of you actually tried Surfaces, for work or otherwise?

What are you impressions?  What are the distinct pros and cons?

AB101 said:

DED has been on a roll the last few days.

If you aren't Apple, you are crap!

avon b7 said:

lkrupp said:

"Surface originally appeared as a response to the iPad, which immediately began crushing PC sales after it appeared in 2010 and began Disrupting the market. Common PCs and notebooks were over-serving most users' needs while introducing excessive complication into their lives. The super-simple and highly mobile iPad appealed to everyone from children to business executives.” Remember all the comments about the iPad being a toy and simply a media consumption device. No “real” work could be done on the iPad? But those people never quit so on it goes.

The iPad was very much more a passive (content consumption) device than an active (content creation) device in its origins. If you think otherwise, perhaps you never had the first gen iPad. Nobody could hold it for extended periods of time due to its size and weight. Yes, it was the perfect solution for a whole group of users who had been basically forced to own laptops and desktops just for their very simple needs. Once affordable (a key metric) tablets arrived (independently of platform), those users could put their laptops and PCs into secondary uses.

However, don't kid yourself, they were far from 'magical'. 

They served a purpose just as the iPod Touch did but were extremely limited when it came to active use. 

Later, when Pages et al arrived there were some serious file format issues between the different versions and email attachments would be a HUGE problem for years after.

In my experience the iPad Mini 2 was when the stars aligned for iPad (although email attachments were still a curse!).