M$ $urface

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:32 am

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/

Only 5000$-10000$

I guess at that price, its fair to use the word "magic" in your advertising.

In 2 weeks we'll know if the iphone remains the only Apple touch device..
And what those "secret" features in leopard are..

The lemur is still a "cheaper solution"

muthafunka · Post by **muthafunka** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:37 am

In 2 weeks? Is there some kind of Steve-World coming up? Only ask because I'm keen to upgrade both lap/desktop to UB models soon but want more for my money than at present.

trip_out · Post by **trip_out** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:41 am

hoffman2k wrote:In 2 weeks we'll know if the iphone remains the only Apple touch device..
And what those "secret" features in leopard are..

This is exactly what this is all about. At this price they will never have to make one, but now they get to say Apple follows them.

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:45 am

muthafunka wrote:In 2 weeks? Is there some kind of Steve-World coming up? Only ask because I'm keen to upgrade both lap/desktop to UB models soon but want more for my money than at present.

WWDC 2007
Apple's annual developer's conference runs between June 11th and June 15th this year, and kicks off with the traditional Steve Jobs keynote speech on Monday, June 11th. Rumors are swirling, but the release of new MacBook Pros appears to be most likely based on available current information.

Mk · Post by Mk » Wed May 30, 2007 8:47 am

nevermind, jumped the gun...

Pasha · Post by **Pasha** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:55 am

It's sure a revolutionary way to go, using much of the technology that's here today without reinventing the wheel. Good move I think it will take time to make its way. Nothing that's going to make my world upside down in the near term. I'd love to have one when it'll be mass market.

- Best
- Pasha

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:14 pm

Interesting to see whether or not Apple decide to leverage the patents it has on technology like this...

trip_out · Post by **trip_out** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:26 pm

noisetonepause wrote:Interesting to see whether or not Apple decide to leverage the patents it has on technology like this...

It doesn't have the patents to the touch technology used on this. It has some software patents that may or may not apply - but MS has more software patents that it doesn't enforce over Apple.

If MS had made a tablet like this that would be news, this is simply trying to get something in the news before Apple. They are the opposite of Apple in this respect, SJ loves his moment of fame and the drama all around the whole '...and one more thing'. MS know this and are just getting in a little early with a concept product.

A little OT but I'm quite excited about the upcoming WWDC. We heard no Mac news at MWSF, so now we are waiting on the big news. We know it isn't a Leopard release thanks to iPhone demands, so what do we get... Multitouch screens?

on iMac mmmn. I'd happily turn up at a gig with a multitouch iMac. It would be like a 24" Lemur!!

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:28 pm

noisetonepause wrote:Interesting to see whether or not Apple decide to leverage the patents it has on technology like this...

9 out of 10 patents probably never see the light of day. But they got some cool ones going. Basically the Jeff Hann stuff with an osx twist. Most likely refined for graphical artists to use with photoshop and apple's animation stuff.

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:29 pm

Anyways, can I just say that I love the idea? I know it's MS and they'll probably manage to fuck it up in or more ways that I won't like, but I feel that this is a great idea for how computers should work in the future..

mikemc · Post by **mikemc** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:33 pm

This is either the same device that was demonstrated at the TED meeting a year or so back, there was a youtube video, or based on it.

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:40 pm

trip_out wrote:
noisetonepause wrote:Interesting to see whether or not Apple decide to leverage the patents it has on technology like this...
It doesn't have the patents to the touch technology used on this. It has some software patents that may or may not apply - but MS has more software patents that it doesn't enforce over Apple.

True about the patent MAD... but look at this:

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-972364 ... =cnetfd.mt

I'm quite sure I saw that resizing thing they do with the photos in an Apple patent on Ars Technica a year or so before the iPhone was released...

kcp · Post by **kcp** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:42 pm

Here's a screen shot of it in action!

Soma · Post by **Soma** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:48 pm

if it allowed regular appliactions to have multi cursor and music software promised to adapt to the interface one day,
I' buy one now, even for $10k.

b0unce · Post by **b0unce** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:51 pm

hoffman2k wrote: I guess at that price, its fair to use the word "magic" in your advertising.

kind of like referring to the machinedrum's inconsistent timing slop as "magic" - as the ceo of elektron has called it, after being pressed hard about it. its intentionally inconsistent, aka "magic" !!!

whooopsy daisy...I shouldnt draw any similarities between you & I

try buying one with magic money and tell me how far you get.

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