This is so funny, because a lot of people think the best way to run Windows 8.x is in a VM, or with bootcamp for games, on a MacBook Air, not on a Surface.
@ Perimeter Mall in Atlanta the other day ... Not the normal mall we go to just happened to be in the area ... And saw the Microsoft Store there for the first time ... I laughed and said to my 13 year old daughter it's right below the Apple store ... Without skipping a beat she says ... Apple will always be above Microsoft Dad ... Proud Dad indeed!
What is?
A Laptop You Can't Use On Your Lap?
I call B.S on this. it's almost like they are admitting failure.
It's not going to be popular on ANY website. That wasn't the purpose, at least not in my opinion. I think this was simply a way of Microsoft getting more attention in the days following the availability of the SP3. Every tech blog on the net is covering this "story". I think that it is the visibility that they wanted from this not a wave of converts.Heh. That will not be a popular promotion on this website.
It's on me...... Exactly!
Do I want to use a system feeling free as a bird, enjoying my experience knowing that the company behind my system is looking after my system?
Or do I want to spend half my life dodging and hoping that I, yes I lmao, don't allow invaders in, and then banging my head against a brick wall constantly clearing up the mess.
Don't give me you should know what your downloading rubbish!
Coffee shop. I see lots of Windows desktops on MacBooks.
It's a coffee shop near some Microsoft Research buildings...![]()
It's on me...... Exactly!
Do I want to use a system feeling free as a bird, enjoying my experience knowing that the company behind my system is looking after my system?
Or do I want to spend half my life dodging and hoping that I, yes I lmao, don't allow invaders in, and then banging my head against a brick wall constantly clearing up the mess.
Don't give me you should know what your downloading rubbish!
Dang, they predicted what I was going to try. (Just kidding, still wouldn't be a good deal.)
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Meanwhile, it takes skill to mess up an iPad like that. Still not even easy on a MBA. When I used to use Windows in Boot Camp, I had to actually worry about which junky program I installed so I could open an <insert archive file type here> file. Every single thing you'd install had to use a freakin' 3rd-party installer; you can't just drag an application in. And half those installers tried to bait you into installing the Bing/Yahoo!/Ask/Babylon/Conduit bar, even Adobe's own Flash installer. Nothing used standard installation directories, so files got lost in places the Windows search couldn't find. What a waste of time that was.
Even on OS X, the worst that could happen is you install MacKeeper, some other scammy cleanup utilities, and a Norton free trial.
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Hahaha, good one. Before you even get to try the OS, it eats up half your device's storage capacity. That alone makes it deserve rejection.
The install size of Windows 8 is less than 20gb. On the SP3, there's also a recovery partition that you can take off. It's hardly half of the space of the device.
Seriously, it sounds like you messed things up and then you blamed Windows.
I think people are reacting to the install size differential from OSX to W8. When I've had to install 10.9, it comes in at about 5.4 GB (IIRC). So triple that seems like a lot, and takes up somewhere between a quarter and a third (give or take) of the space available on the base model.
I agree completely regarding people messing things up and then blaming Windows. The only point I'd make is that Windows earned itself that reputation and it will take time for it to dissipate.
If they can't sell these to Windows users, what on earth makes them think they will ever be able to sell them to Mac users.
I do not think that chart is accurate, or is now obsolete. The Macbook Air comes preloaded with iWork, Garageband, and a variety of other applications, which are not technically part of the operating system. When I bought my 128GB MBA I installed the usual suite of apps that I use on my iMac and ended up with 98GB free... BEFORE removing any preloaded apps. I could get well over 100GB free (maybe even 110GB) if I were to uninstall those preloaded apps.
I do not think that chart is accurate, or is now obsolete. The Macbook Air comes preloaded with iWork, Garageband, and a variety of other applications, which are not technically part of the operating system. When I bought my 128GB MBA I installed the usual suite of apps that I use on my iMac and ended up with 98GB free... BEFORE removing any preloaded apps. I could get well over 100GB free (maybe even 110GB) if I were to uninstall those preloaded apps.
I wasn't referring to the Windows figures, but the OSX figures. The gray area is labeled "OS, apps". That favors Windows but penalizes OSX because OSX comes loaded with more apps. the out-of-the-box functionality is not equivalent.Of course it is. 8.1 lowered the footprint and the latest update lowered it even more when it comes preinstalled. So a SP3 would benefit from both.
I wasn't referring to the Windows figures, but the OSX figures. The gray area is labeled "OS, apps". That favors Windows but penalizes OSX because OSX comes loaded with more apps. the out-of-the-box functionality is not equivalent.
Hardly. But if you want to believe that then feel free to continue to do so.For the average person, Windows and OS X are equally functional.
Hardly. But if you want to believe that then feel free to continue to do so.
OSX comes with iWorks (word processor, spreadsheet, presentation), GarageBand, etc. Those things don't come with Windows.
You should try it, if you live near a Microsoft Store, before you call it crappy. I've tried it and I found it to be an excellent machine. It is very smooth and responsive. The resolution is out of this world compared to the Air. Just saying...