For the first time ever, I think, a tech brand that wasn’t Apple caused some serious hype these past few days.
Leading up to yesterday’s announcement in Los Angeles, there was speculation across the Internet that Microsoft had something up its sleeve. And it surely, surely did. I’m rather happy myself about it.
So what happened? As most guessed, it was the revealing of a Microsoft tablet, which goes by the name of The Surface.
Here’s a wrap up of it:
-It’s selling itself as the perfect combination of work and play. It’s a tablet that’s so incredibly light and small (1.5 lbs), and it still manages to have a keyboard, 2 USB ports, as well as a kickstand that can be used at the consumer’s leisure. A tiny laptop, if you will, where real computer work can be done on the go, but also the option to play with touch screen features, ebooks, apps, and so forth, as tablet users are already accustomed to.
-It will feature the highly anticipated Microsoft 8 software. There’s still a lot I don’t know about Microsoft 8, which most of us won’t until we get our hands on it, but I think it’s a great idea that the Surface will break the ice for users getting their hands and hearts interested in it.
-It was noted yesterday that it would be sold at a “competitive” price. If Microsoft truly wants to be a gamechanger in an economy of iPads, they ought to follow in the Amazon Kindle’s footsteps, and sell for just under $200. I dunno if that’s entirely realistic, but if so, I think Android tablets may be moving to the number 3 slot in the game of tablet thrones quickly.
There’s lots more to learn about The Surface, most especially, when it’ll be released, but I’m curious. I plan on getting one so long as the price isn’t too outrageous.
