I'm on the fence about getting this tablet. I am using windows 8 on my desktop and I love it. I am sure the apps will come with time. Seeing all of your gripes has me a bit wary of getting one though. Here are a few questions from me
1. Is IE 10 a full IE 10? Meaning, how limited will I be as far as what sites i can go to and will they show up as mobile versions or full versions?
2. Is Wifi really that bad? because for an item that doesn't have the data radio on it, that's a bit suckish
3. How limited is the Microsoft office suite compared to what you would use on a desktop?
4. Would you rather use your keyboard to type or the screen being that there are issues with it.
5. Has MSFT posted anything talking about updates to the device? I'm on the side of faith saying MSFT will make the proper updates to fix all of these issues rather swiftly.
Also, 10 best useful apps? GO!!!
just for fun
1. it's "full" IE, the reason I put it in quotes is because you can't install plugins anymore, not that I use any, but as far as flash goes, they are white listed, meaning if it's not in the list flash won't work so occasionally you will have quirks, and ya like the guy above me said, some websites aren't coded properly yet so things like maps on some sites won't work properly (like realtor.com)
2. mine has been perfectly fine... i don't know why people are having issues, may want to try a wifi usb stick just to see if it's the wifi or win8 not liking your routers (yet)
3. its the full office, except for macro or something, for most people you will never know the difference, oh and screen realestate issue, just use an external monitor, don't really want to hold a larger tablet
4. i like both the on screen and the touch cover, if u really want to type fast then you will want to get a usb keyboard (by that i mean like super fast, my typing ain't that fast so ive had no issues)
5. i've already seen an update come through, so i think it's going to be on the same schedule as the regular window (ie. patch tuesday)
apps? wellllll..... lots of them are useful, but it still depends on ur needs, no fb app yet though for some reason,
- the people hub has been great, skype is almost a must have (unless u don't use it to begin with),
- youtube app im still trying to figure out which one is better but youtube RT seems like the better one so far,
- teamview if u support ppl on tech...
- 8zip will cover alot of compressed files,
- OneNote app version is pretty good
- wordament if u play games
still lots of apps popping up and im not really an app whore so.... (i hope imdb and cineplex comes out with an app soon...)