Can we please shut up about the Microsoft/Apple thing? Please? Pick what you want. This story has nothing to do with Apple, so please don't bring them up at every opportunity. Microsoft on the other hand....I get it. They make The Surface. I still think this type of thing has a long way to go before it makes sense for businesses to use such an expensive item to do very few things. I've said this before, but it bears repeating:
In any given situation that the Surface (or Surface type table) will be in, it will be impossible to use it for its other features. It's heavy and large and can't easily be taken from place to place. What that means is that if you have it in a restaurant, you'll be able to use the bill splitting and ordering application, but not comparing cell phone application, not the spilling out photos application, not the shopping application... etc.
Because there's only a couple reasons to use a giant touch screen in most locations, the Surface becomes a little impractical for how much you pay. In the demo, they showed it in a cell phone store, being used to compare different mobiles that were placed on it. It's competing against printed spec sheets, because you sure as hell won't need to split a bill or play electro pong in there.
Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.
Can we please shut up about the Microsoft/Apple thing? Please? Pick what you want. This story has nothing to do with Apple, so please don't bring them up at every opportunity. Microsoft on the other hand....I get it. They make The Surface. I still think this type of thing has a long way to go before it makes sense for businesses to use such an expensive item to do very few things. I've said this before, but it bears repeating:
In any given situation that the Surface (or Surface type table) will be in, it will be impossible to use it for its other features. It's heavy and large and can't easily be taken from place to place. What that means is that if you have it in a restaurant, you'll be able to use the bill splitting and ordering application, but not comparing cell phone application, not the spilling out photos application, not the shopping application... etc.
Because there's only a couple reasons to use a giant touch screen in most locations, the Surface becomes a little impractical for how much you pay. In the demo, they showed it in a cell phone store, being used to compare different mobiles that were placed on it. It's competing against printed spec sheets, because you sure as hell won't need to split a bill or play electro pong in there.