

Redmond's finest hopes to score some tablet business from the corporate sector









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RE: woot!
By acer905 on 1/25/2011 12:37:11 PM , Rating: 2
Yeah, having a fully functional computer that you can easily carry around and write notes on, play simply finger games, and watch videos on the go is insane...

Especially if the thing has a usb port, or maybe bluetooth, and runs an OS that you can plug any wireless keyboard/mouse combo into and get all the abilities of a traditional computer...

Nobody would ever be able to use one of those...

Its not like it could... (gasp) replace your existing computers, instead of simply being a toy. The Slate has one real disadvantage... its a bit underpowered in comparison to what it could be (IE using the Z540 instead of the much more powerful D525).

RE: woot!
By Luticus on 1/25/2011 12:54:15 PM , Rating: 2
Thank you! Someone here knows what i'm talking about. Seriously the only real disadvantage to windows on a tablet is the battery life and Microsoft is trying to help rectify that by supporting more processor platforms.

Really all you need to do to effectively use windows 7 on a tablet is enlarge the buttons/interface items which are smaller (this is supported natively and can be done with little to no effort). This makes it thumb friendly. on top of that Microsoft has it's own built in software layer that is GREAT, finger/thumb friendly, and doesn't slow the PC down like the garbage all the 3rd party vender's keep trying to load, think Windows media center!

