They got just got pulled. I guess they showed too early.
In short. S2 got a 7.1 and SP2 7.8
Blah! You'll see the full review tomorrow.
In short. S2 got a 7.1 and SP2 7.8
Blah! You'll see the full review tomorrow.
Here's Anandtech review:
AnandTech | Microsoft Surface Pro 2 Review
AnandTech | Microsoft Surface 2 Review
Good review. Probably the most fair review the Surface 2 will get.
I am constantly blown away by how bad these reviews are.
Bad app ecosystem but very few mention IE 11 being a full browser. With being able to run multiple instances of Modern IE 11 it can really be more like an app because you can have it be in it's own window and run certain things in the background. Sure you don't have notifications but who needs a notification for Spotify?
I'll give the Verge credit for the fact that some of their complaints are valid (it is kinda awkward to hold the Surface in portrait mode and there are some apps that aren't there), but.... But... HOW THE ACTUAL FLYING F*** CAN THE IPAD BE BETTER FOR MOVIES?!?!
that is david pierce. hes the same tool who reviewed surface rt and knocked it silly. I cant believe theyre still making lame excuses to dump the 2.
I am constantly blown away by how bad these reviews are.
Bad app ecosystem but very few mention IE 11 being a full browser. With being able to run multiple instances of Modern IE 11 it can really be more like an app because you can have it be in it's own window and run certain things in the background. Sure you don't have notifications but who needs a notification for Spotify?
and yet Google forces everyone to use dalvik, ensuring that no app will ever be truly native.Here's why: On an ARM-based system native apps are almost always going to be superior to browser based versions for one specific reason, efficiency. ARM is not a "general purpose CPU" like an x86 chip is. It's designed to run a subset of code very efficiently (remember, ARM is essentially a RISC-based processor architecture). You can optimize for it, which will help with performance and battery life. IE11 is great because it's a full-fledged browser, but that doesn't make it the answer for the missing apps. You also have browsers on all other platforms, but that was never a valid reason to not want the apps. I want native apps on the Surface 2 for the reasons I stated. I can do without them because of IE11 (just like I could on any other platform), but I still want native apps.
Here's a perfect example. YouTube on WP8. A native app is a much better experience (in more ways than one) than the m.youtube.com that's the current "official solution" right?
Here's a perfect example. YouTube on WP8. A native app is a much better experience (in more ways than one) than the m.youtube.com that's the current "official solution" right?