I was at Starbucks in downtown Toronto and some lawyer asked me, "hey is that the Surface?"
So I answered "yeah, it's the Pro!" He responded, "what do you use it for?" and I said "everything..."
We got into a discussion about it and he was asking me the typical questions, "does it have Flash? Can I run Word? What about PDFs?" -- Yeah, honest.
I walked him through the Pro, started with Metro and walked through it and the apps/games I play, and then showed him the desktop with Photoshop and Illustrator running.
Then he asked about the stylus, mainly because he saw someone at work use a Pro with the pen, and I showed him the pen and how I take notes at work using OneNote, give feedback on MS Reader, etc.
He responded with, "wow! this is amazing, I never thought something like this could exist ... If only it had a USB port." ... Showed him that too.
I told him to go to the Microsoft Store at Yorkdale Mall, but man, there's no reason why Surface Pro can't catch on with professionals, just look at their 'requirements' ... "does it have Flash?"
It's ridiculous how Microsoft just isn't in the minds of these people, it's as though the only thing known to people is iPad.
So I answered "yeah, it's the Pro!" He responded, "what do you use it for?" and I said "everything..."
We got into a discussion about it and he was asking me the typical questions, "does it have Flash? Can I run Word? What about PDFs?" -- Yeah, honest.
I walked him through the Pro, started with Metro and walked through it and the apps/games I play, and then showed him the desktop with Photoshop and Illustrator running.
Then he asked about the stylus, mainly because he saw someone at work use a Pro with the pen, and I showed him the pen and how I take notes at work using OneNote, give feedback on MS Reader, etc.
He responded with, "wow! this is amazing, I never thought something like this could exist ... If only it had a USB port." ... Showed him that too.
I told him to go to the Microsoft Store at Yorkdale Mall, but man, there's no reason why Surface Pro can't catch on with professionals, just look at their 'requirements' ... "does it have Flash?"
It's ridiculous how Microsoft just isn't in the minds of these people, it's as though the only thing known to people is iPad.