Rumors are swirling that Apple is considering the release of a 12.9″ iPad Pro capable of running OS X, perhaps via dual-boot with iOS. As with all such rumors, details are sketchy–would this be the same OS X as runs on the Mac, or some kind of hybrid OS? Personally, I think it’s highly unlikely […]
Will Apple Put OS X on the iPad Pro? (Update: Touchscreen MacBook?)
October 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Adobe Shows That Microsoft is Cool Again (Update: Behind the Scenes)
October 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I don’t know how much of this is concept and how much is shipping today in the new Adobe Creative Cloud, but the following video reinforces my conviction that Microsoft is doing some very cool and very powerful things. The title of this video is “Adobe Illustrator on MS Surface,” but I see a whole lot […]
Surface Pro 3 Sales Going Strong?
September 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Microsoft hasn’t released official sales numbers for the Surface Pro 3, and maybe never will with any precision, and so we’re left with analyzing various other tidbits of information to determine just how well it’s doing. AdDuplex, provider of metrics for Windows Store apps (i.e., modern UI apps) has released its September 2014 numbers, and […]
Forbes Agrees That the Surface Pro 3 Is a Very Good Tablet
September 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Reviews of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 have generally been positive, at least as far as how well it functions as a quasi-notebook. The praise has been less forthcoming, however, when reviewers have considered the Surface Pro 3 as a tablet. I’ve disagreed with them, finding Microsoft’s hybrid to make for an excellent–I’d say, superior–tablet, at […]
Surface Pro 3 Sales: At Least Better Inventory Management
September 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Microsoft’s $900 million dollar write-off, taken due to unsold Surface RT inventory in their Q4 2013 quarterly results, generated quite a bit of noise about the product’s success (or lack thereof). As of early this summer, it was estimated that Microsoft had lost around $1.7 billion in total on the Surface program, not accounting for costs […]
Microsoft Goes After the MacBook Air in New Surface Pro 3 Ad(s)
August 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Microsoft is catching some heat today for their new ad comparing the Surface Pro 3 to the MacBook Air. Of course, Microsoft has been doing so since first announcing the Surface Pro 3, and so this ad isn’t anything new. Here’s the ad: Here are two more: In his Computerworld article titled “Surface Pro 3 […]
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Review Part 1: Enabling the Vision
July 3, 2014 by 1 Comment
I was impressed the first time I put my hands on Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 3 a few weeks ago. I’ve now been using my own for going on two weeks now, and if anything my original, seemingly hyperbolic statements about the Surface Pro 3 might have been understated. It really is a groundbreaking machine, […]
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Video Shows its Best Sides (Update: More Videos)
July 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This is an excellent short video covering some of the best features of the Surface Pro 3. I’d like to see more showing it as a tablet—it’s simply excellent in this mode—but I understand that Microsoft is positioning the machine as an Ultrabook/MacBook Air competitor. I’m glad to see Microsoft putting out more excellent videos […]
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Unboxing Video
June 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In case you’re interested, here’s the world’s worst unboxing video of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3. Enjoy, if you can:
I’ve Seen the Future, and it’s the Microsoft Surface Pro 3
June 15, 2014 by 5 Comments
I was excited to learn that a new Microsoft Store was opening in a mall about 10 minutes from my house (the Oaks in Thousand Oaks, CA), and upon visiting it yesterday was subsequently disappointed to learn that it’s actually just a kiosk. So, my plan of making a quick trip on June 20 to […]