Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Micro$oft Surface Pro
After working with my new Surface Pro for a week, the Surface Pro is NOT a threat to the Android OS! The touch screen is no where near as fluid and smooth as the Android. The Surface Pro does run Windows 8 very well for a tablet. The built in Bluetooth works very well with a Bluetooth mouse. The stylus not so well. The right click with the stylus is awkward and difficult to accomplish. The stylus is also very sensitive to position unlike the Android system which is no where as sensitive to location when using a stylus.
The touch screen is also no where near as easy to use as the Android system. The pinch and spread does not work any where near the smooth changes that the Android system allows. The Surface Pro is also NOT intuitive at all. The Android system is very intuitive to use.
The Metro UI, also is full screen ALL the time! This is just foolish. The Metro UI should be re-sizable as are the Android apps!
All in all the Surface Pro is very much like most first Micro$oft products; the first time they don't get it right; similar to the Windows 95 - Windows 7 evolution of the Windows product line. The Surface Pro is quite fast but clunky just like Windows 95 compared to the Mac OS of the same vintage.
The touch screen is also no where near as easy to use as the Android system. The pinch and spread does not work any where near the smooth changes that the Android system allows. The Surface Pro is also NOT intuitive at all. The Android system is very intuitive to use.
The Metro UI, also is full screen ALL the time! This is just foolish. The Metro UI should be re-sizable as are the Android apps!
All in all the Surface Pro is very much like most first Micro$oft products; the first time they don't get it right; similar to the Windows 95 - Windows 7 evolution of the Windows product line. The Surface Pro is quite fast but clunky just like Windows 95 compared to the Mac OS of the same vintage.
