Recent content by DRDiver

Bottom line: Windows 8 was infinitely better for touch devices, and Microsoft cares absolutely NOTHING about making improvements to Windows 10 for touch devices. They're more intent on the whole inking aspect.

Not us. We always buy the Blueray+digital copy from Walmart, etc. And, if we ever convert all our gear to 4K (not any time in the near future, mind you), we'll buy the 4K hardcopy w/digital. We have always been able to tell a difference between the straight-from-blueray and the streamed...

It doesn't even matter. Niche idea for a niche market.

It wouldn't be running Windows. That was the POINT of the question. It would be running Android. The assumption is that it would be skinned to mimic some aspects of Windows and have more integrated aspects much like the Galaxy does (like Bixby).

Dan tried to argue that you could effectively turn an Android phone into a Windows phone. This just angers me every time I see someone make this claim. You simply can't get there. NONE of the true integration is possible on Android. EVERY aspect of a Windows phone you try to implement...

Okay, honestly, why are you waiting on USB-C? I have the SP3 and 2017 SP, and my wife has the SP4. What have we been connecting to it (other than Bluetooth devices)? USB-A. Unless you have a specific device that only comes in USB-C that you need to connect to your tablet, just get an adapter...

Or ever. They killed off their own FANTASTIC smartphone ecosystem, tell people "oh, enjoy your Microsoft experience on Android and iPhone". Then you find that it is IMPOSSIBLE to have that same experience. Virtually nothing integrates and you have to go through a ridiculous amount of tweaking...

We use Cortana all the time. Every one of our devices has Cortana turn on Always: Our Lumia phones, our Surface Pro's, my studio PC, our server and our Xbox. It frustrates me if I have to actually do something manually outside of productivity apps (which normally require mouse or keyboard...

No, I don't think they will. Nor should they. It's an ultra-niche concept. It would poor as a phone and as a PC, doing neither very well. You can CALL something "pocketable" all you want, but unless you're wearing baggy pants or carrying a purse, uh-uh. But the thing is the OS itself is...

Once I adjusted the IPD for my Acer HMD everything was fine. If I'm driving the SRV in Elite Dangerous on very hilly territory I get motion sickness. But that's true in real life, so I take Bonine...problem solved. The Acer rig is comfortable enough, although I think ALL rigs are just too big...

Sadly, NO keyboard handles predictive text well at all. Especially with word shaping. I find that NONE of them seem to actually be reading the sentence you're building to give you predictive words that make ANY sense in the context. Okay, so I admit I communicate a bit more elaborately when...

It's a pipe dream if anyone really thinks Microsoft might consider acquiring Spotify. Microsoft has made it clear they're more interested in the Enterprise. As for my house, we streamed our music from OneDrive via Groove. NOBODY makes a streaming service that meets our needs, not even Groove...

I'm sorry, but these days I just feel Microsoft is where smaller companies--and their products--go to die.

1. If Microsoft is going to maintain this "always connected" mantra, then of course whatever this Andromeda device is will need at least LTE capability, even if it's not full-on telephony. 2. A basic camera will work since this is a niche product, NOT a smartphone. And there's no universe...

Oh, please. Many of the things that didn't work were because he LACKED the vision and fortitude to develop them more. He gave up. And don't you DARE use Cortana as an example. Cortana is, for all intents and purposes, DEAD. The ONE are Cortana works beautifully is on the Windows phones...