Arstechnica really have varied quality on their articles, I just can't believe this crap.
TLDR: Microsoft bundles a keyboard, that means that windows 8 has inferior touch to the competition.
Never mind that microsoft actually tries to make a tablet that is usable and not just a toy/large phone.
For me personally I'm a bit excited of the x86 version of the tablet, that truly is the first tablet I'd even consider purchasing (probably won't though). But regardless of what you think of the Surface, this article is pure crap.
But if you want your tablet to be just a tablet and to never force you to opt for conventional input devices, the message from Surface is loud and clear: Windows 8 isn't the operating system for you.
Their argument: Win8 has lots of places that are touch optimized, therefore they lay focus on a pointer device/keyboard being shipped with it in order to get around those places. The first point can clearly be seen when you actually take a look at Win8, at least the x86 variety - the ARM versions remains yet to be seen as far as I know. What they infer from it seems logical to me.
Your argument: This article is crap, all other approaches are toys, don't criticize my favorite unreleased gadget please.
Of course the "Win 7 interface" is better with keyboard mouse. Their only real complaint they had on metro was that the office suite had some parts that weren't as touch-friendly.
In my eyes windows 8 has potential because it is currently the only OS that can be used both in a tablet and a laptop that isn't dumbed down.
You can criticize it all you want, all in all I barely have any interest in metro for myself, but you better make a better argument than this article or you are just going to make a fool out of yourself.
The article makes a good case for the answer to its headline being yes.
Betteridge's Law isn't an irrefutable proof that the answer to all yes/no headlines is "no", and merely invoking it without further explanation is lazy.
TLDR: Microsoft bundles a keyboard, that means that windows 8 has inferior touch to the competition.
Never mind that microsoft actually tries to make a tablet that is usable and not just a toy/large phone.
For me personally I'm a bit excited of the x86 version of the tablet, that truly is the first tablet I'd even consider purchasing (probably won't though). But regardless of what you think of the Surface, this article is pure crap.
But if you want your tablet to be just a tablet and to never force you to opt for conventional input devices, the message from Surface is loud and clear: Windows 8 isn't the operating system for you.
Clearly arstechnica isn't for me.