Surface RT vs. iPad: a Comparison 357
First time accepted submitter thetechblock writes "On Tuesday, with the release of pricing and pre-orders for the new Surface RT tablets, Twitter exploded with comparisons to the iPad. So, I decided to put together a little comparison chart to contrast two equivalent models." The comparison is interesting, but note the source; you can discount the conclusions of writer Jeff Blankenburg by as much as you want for his role as "developer evangelist" for Microsoft.
Re:Yawn (Score:5, Funny)
Wake me up when comments on Slashdot stories about Microsoft products are not filled with 90% snarky drivel.
Re:Yawn (Score:5, Funny)
I look forward to a comparison of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, as presented by Karl Rove.
Re:Yawn (Score:2, Funny)
But of course. You see, Microsoft was only able to find the cure for cancer through their ill-gotten gains by way of anti-competitive, innovation stifling practices that have held back computing and Free Software. Why, were it not for Microsoft, the cure for cancer would have been found sooner! And cheaper! And it's be better because the source would be available. /me sighs.
Re:A very MS centric blog indeed... (Score:4, Funny)
Apparently you have not seen the new retina screen. Nothing prepares you for it because you can't see it on any monitor you have now. Letters look like they are carved in the glass with a diamond stylus. They just pop with sharpness you never knew you were missing.
The microsoft people are just blathering about anti-aliasing on fonts. You can take a tiff of that and it will look how it looks on your screen.
Re:A very MS centric blog indeed... (Score:4, Funny)
Apparently you have not seen the new retina screen. Nothing prepares you for it because you can't see it on any monitor you have now. Letters look like they are carved in the glass with a diamond stylus. They just pop with sharpness you never knew you were missing.
Have you seen the actual letters MS based their fonts on? You can't tell from the way they look on your retina display, but in person each letter looks as if it emerged fully-formed from the head of Zeus. When I first laid eyes on the "A" I wept tears of sweet honey and was transported to a world of dazzling rainbows.
Part I of Slashdot's "unbiased review" series (Score:4, Funny)
Tune in tomorrow for part II, where Tim Cook gives us an in-depth review of the upcoming iPad mini!