The iPad killer is right around the corner

[SandEagle]

and it's from Microsoft. Yeah its old, but man the Courier looks awesome. I will pay big bucks to get my hands on this

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/microsofts-courier-digital-journal-exclusive-pictures-and-de/

 

[Dominato3r]

It's going to require a lot of marketing for it to sell/ compete with the ipad

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

I already found the iPad killer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9NP-AeKX40

ROAR! DIE IPAD!
In all seriousness though the Courier does look really damn sweet. Hopefully they'll actually bring it to NZ, unlike the Zune HD which I would have picked over the iTouch any day had ti been available.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

I already found the iPad killer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9NP-AeKX40

ROAR! DIE IPAD!

I thought you were gonna post this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAl28d6tbko

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

I thought you were gonna post this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAl28d6tbko

Hahaha wow that was great

 

[lxskllr]

Hahaha wow that was great

I like the new avatar. The old one kind of bothered me.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

I like the new avatar. The old one kind of bothered me.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

The difference between Apple and Microsoft is Apple delivers on its promises. On the other hand, Microsoft has yet to release Xbox Live for Mobile among other products they had announced but not released.

If you look closely at the Courier videos, the people in it aren't really even touching anything. The Courier is good IN CONCEPT. I don't think they have an actual product though nor will they have one for awhile.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

The difference between Apple and Microsoft is Apple delivers on its promises. On the other hand, Microsoft has yet to release Xbox Live for Mobile among other products they had announced but not released.

Live is coming with Windows Phone 7.... you expect them to release a new gaming service for a platform that doesn't exist yet? Are you retarded?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Actually what would be really cool is if a company like "open moko" made an ipad killer. Fully open source hardware with open source software. Now that would be cool.

 

[zerocool84]

The difference between Apple and Microsoft is Apple delivers on its promises. On the other hand, Microsoft has yet to release Xbox Live for Mobile among other products they had announced but not released.

lol yea Apple ALWAYS delivers on it's promises. That's a good one.

 

[Dominato3r]

Microsoft has good concepts, like the natal video game console.

How's that working out anyway?

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Live is coming with Windows Phone 7.... you expect them to release a new gaming service for a platform that doesn't exist yet? Are you retarded?

They showed it in an E3 maybe 2 or 3 years ago. Xbox Live for Mobile. This was totally before Windows Phone 7. Look who's the idiot now.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

lol yea Apple ALWAYS delivers on it's promises. That's a good one.

They deliver the products that they show off is what I mean.

 

[Fritzo]

That's actually not a bad design...it folds so it's more portable, and by default when folded it's it's own screen protector. Not bad...not bad at all!

Now, if we can get it to run Android

 

[destrekor]

If I don't hear good positive Courier news, I might have to settle on the Notion Ink "Adam" whenever they release it. That thing just seems awesome. The Combo screen is awesome, because I'd really love a good eReader that also functioned as a full tablet. It being Android is even more awesome. I don't know if the Adam's dual display tech actually uses eInk, but it does a damn good job of impersonating it if it does not, and they make claims of insane battery life in that mode.

 

[eits]

i thought the ipad itself was the ipad killer...

 

[Dominato3r]

That's actually not a bad design...it folds so it's more portable, and by default when folded it's it's own screen protector. Not bad...not bad at all!

Now, if we can get it to run Android

if it runs fast and crisp like the ipad, it's a sell for me.

 

[speg]

While the courier video's are cool... they haven't showed off anything real yet.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

5 years from now, people will not recognize their computers. Things are going to go thin client. It's when, not if.

 

[nageov3t]

I hear apple is working on a follow-up to the ipad that's going to be smaller, more portable, take pictures, and make phone calls.

 

[SparkyJJO]

This is one of the many Ipad killers

 

[Locut0s]

The ultimate IPAD killer:

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

Microsoft fundamentally does not know how to lead. Apple does.

This product seems interesting from a technological POV, but honestly I can't see myself using any of those features.

 

[Locut0s]

Microsoft fundamentally does not know how to lead. Apple does.

This product seems interesting from a technological POV, but honestly I can't see myself using any of those features.

I'm still a staunch PC guy but I'm not blind, I agree. They have better UIs, better design teams, better ideas in general. MS has it's moments but it certainly does a lot of cherry picking good ideas that others have developed elsewhere and implements them slightly worse. Although having said this I love Win7 and don't have any issues with Vista either.

Ultimately I see it this way:

MS get's it 70% right the 4th or 5th time. MS allows lots of user controll and exposes more of the base computing element to the user. Apple get's it 95% right the first time but charges you 200% more than the product is worth. You are buying the Apple mystique a lot of the time. Apple also puts so many layers of paint between you and the underlying system that you might as well forget you are using a piece of hardware.