Targeted PCs are rare, and I think that is a generic mistake made by OEMs who shotgun out many different PCs with little knowledge of who will use them. Apple, who should be focused on creators, has created a far …
The Surface Laptop Studio: Building a Windows 11 Targeted Laptop Read More »
Up until the iPhone launched, smartphones were focused on business users. They didn’t play games, weren’t that good with music, and video was something Steve Jobs argued was stupid even on an iPod. With the iPhone, the market pivoted, and …
The Microsoft Surface Duo: The Communications Device for Those That Think Different Read More »
The Microsoft Store experiment just ended, and the result wasn’t pretty. Designed to be a competitive response to the Apple Store, it largely repeated the recurring mistake that Steve Ballmer made with every failed project. It was a good idea …
I was at the launch of these Microsoft Surface Earbuds in New York, and I wasn’t that impressed. Part of it was I wasn’t able to try them with my music or settings; part was the app that they need …
The Microsoft Surface Earbuds: How Many Ways Can You Say “Awesome!”? Read More »
Earlier this week I was at an event at the New York Stock Exchange put on by BlackBerry’s CEO, John Chen. I’ve known John for several years, and he is one of my favorite CEOs to visit because he just …
BlackBerry, the End of BYOD, and Why the Microsoft Surface Duo May Be Perfectly Timed Read More »
Foldable phones are now a thing, and both Microsoft and Samsung are chasing this opportunity in a reasonable effort to take even more market share from Apple. Samsung Galaxy Fold is arguably on its second version, and the Surface Duo …
One of the most common questions an analyst is asked is which product is better? We could be talking PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones, servers, storage, networking, or, heck, even cars. We always have the answer and I will categorically say …
Which Laptop Is Better? The Question Everyone Asks But No One Understands Read More »
I’ve got four very different laptops, all current looking at me this week begging to be used. I have the Asus NovaGo and the Lenovo Miix 630 Always-Connected-PCs, the Microsoft Surface Book, and the Dell Latitude 7390. Oh, and I …
Well time for a mea culpa. A few months ago, I was in an argument with a few readers who took exception to my calling the then new Surface Book with performance base the Surface Book 2. I’d been led …
Microsoft Launches the Real Surface Book 2: Two of Them Read More »
Until now, I haven’t been a huge fan of the Surface Pen. I’ve drawn the occasional sketch just for the sake of playing around with the artistic side of the Surface Pro and Surface Pen, but I never truly embraced …
