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To: zax who wrote (13281)	12/6/2011 5:58:04 PM
From: rnsmth	Respond to of 32692

<<When Windows 8 hits, the iPad will move to third place, behind Andoid and Windows... very quickly. The coming barrage is going to be simply stunning>> I certainly think you will be stunned if you keep thinking that *"And so far, IDC isn't painting a bright 2012.* "IDC believes that Microsoft's success with Windows 8 on tablets will be disappointing during 2012," the report said, "and if it does not change some of its philosophy in how it is approaching the mobile market, it will not be successful longer term." news.cnet.com

To: zax who wrote (13281)	12/6/2011 7:32:25 PM
From: pyslent	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32692

"When Windows 8 hits, the iPad will move to third place, behind Andoid and Windows... very quickly." What I want is a tablet as good as an iPad when it's in tablet mode, but when I dock it at home, it's as powerful as a true Windows laptop (eg desktop mode). Kind of like a Transformer Prime, with a different OS on the tablet side and a different OS on the notebook side. Unfortunately, I'm not sure Microsoft's strategy on Windows 8 tablets will give me what I want. Latest rumor has Windows on ARM being stripped of any desktop mode. In this case, I see it as having very little strategic advantage over an iPad as far as being beyond what you call a media consumption device. What makes it Windows, other than perhaps better driver support for peripherals? Are those peripherals that you need on an iPad-like device? That leaves Windows 8 on x86 as being the no-compromise iPad killer, but that depends on whether Intel can support a tablet form factor with their mobile chips. That means no fans, long battery life, instant on, etc.