The Surface Go is being pushed primarily as a tablet. Sure, it has the keyboard and can do all that important productivity stuff, but with the Go, Microsoft is taking a real and meaningful swipe at the core tablet market.
They want this device to be used by consumers AND producers. They want you to watch videos, create documents, smash through the latest stupidity on 9gag while checking email and putting together excel spreadsheets, etc, etc.
It's a device that targets a much wider audience than traditional, productivity focussed Surface products.
But, what about people who like to read?
Several years ago, Microsoft announced an eBook reader (and accompanying bookstore), that would be a key feature in the Edge browser.
To date, this feature hasn't made it out of the USA.
Now, this wouldn't be so bad if there were a plethora of other well known, up-to-date eBook readers available in the Windows app store. But there isn't.
And this is where the Surface Go comes in.
This thing is going to arrive in Windows 10S. Anyone who switches this thing on for the first time and heads to the store to download Kindle is going to be mighty disappointed.
The Go is designed to consume media. It's designed for video watchers, light game players, music lovers AND book readers.
This thing is the perfect size for eBook reading.
How on earth can Microsoft launch a media consumption device without access to an eBook store? That's either an oversight or just plain ignorance on their part.
Microsoft, you announced the Edge eBook feature a long time ago. It's time. The market is there. The hardware is there. Please make it so.
They want this device to be used by consumers AND producers. They want you to watch videos, create documents, smash through the latest stupidity on 9gag while checking email and putting together excel spreadsheets, etc, etc.
It's a device that targets a much wider audience than traditional, productivity focussed Surface products.
But, what about people who like to read?
Several years ago, Microsoft announced an eBook reader (and accompanying bookstore), that would be a key feature in the Edge browser.
To date, this feature hasn't made it out of the USA.
Now, this wouldn't be so bad if there were a plethora of other well known, up-to-date eBook readers available in the Windows app store. But there isn't.
And this is where the Surface Go comes in.
This thing is going to arrive in Windows 10S. Anyone who switches this thing on for the first time and heads to the store to download Kindle is going to be mighty disappointed.
The Go is designed to consume media. It's designed for video watchers, light game players, music lovers AND book readers.
This thing is the perfect size for eBook reading.
How on earth can Microsoft launch a media consumption device without access to an eBook store? That's either an oversight or just plain ignorance on their part.
Microsoft, you announced the Edge eBook feature a long time ago. It's time. The market is there. The hardware is there. Please make it so.
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