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List:       kde-active
Subject:    Re: What do you folks think of the MS Surface announcement?
From:       Mathieu Jobin <somekool () gmail ! com>
Date:       2014-05-08 13:30:28
Message-ID: 493823FF-3A56-4AAA-9012-F840671D6372 () gmail ! com
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would it be possible to dual boot plasma-active and windows OS on their new=
est surface?

I'd be willing to pay the extra fee to have this setup for me

I need a plasma tablet....


On Jun 19, 2012, at 7:57 AM, Sebastian K=FCgler <sebas@kde.org> wrote:

> Hey,
> =

> On Tuesday, June 19, 2012 04:03:48 Chris Russell wrote:
>> It's hard to imagine Microsoft's OEM partners being thrilled with the =

>> company's Surface tablet announcement yesterday. It seems like the move =

>> is likely to accelerate adoption of Android and may present opportunity =

>> for Plasma Active? What do you folks think?
> =

> I haven't fully grasped what it's about, but as far as I understand, it's =

> pretty much what's to be expected.
> =

> The real question wether it's any good is in the details: How much of a =

> device's identity (and virtues) are still visible in the interface. The m=
ain =

> critics Win8 and Metro get is that it dumbs down the desktop (also holds =
true =

> for apps, btw). I don't see this addressed with Surface, but it might all=
 work =

> out, who knows?
> =

> Another big question mark is wether consumers actually want something lik=
e =

> this (and if they want it from Microsoft -- not a given if we look at =

> Winphone7's sales so far). =

> I personally think it has some merits, but Microsoft has a history of scr=
ewing =

> up good ideas, so we'll have to see how it pans out.
> =

> The hardware looks pretty neat, though I wonder about pricing and battery=
 life =

> (especially for their x86 version).
> =

> Maybe it gives people a better understanding of device spectrum topics, t=
hat's =

> actually something I hope.
> =

> Cheers,
> -- =

> sebas
> =

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