| runqvist said:
Office apps Email clients Photo editors Development software Those are pretty self explanatory. There isn't even a decent pdf software on android/ios. Ios has some carbage which adobe decided to dump for free, but that just sucks. Sooo many programs which are far superior on windows computers. That is to be expected from crappy tablets, but a definitive plus for surface pro.
When it comes to what tablets should do, at least in my opinion.
Games, ios/android crap vs windows games. Browsers, can't find a properly working one with all the plugins. Heck, a simple web page with java seems to be impossible for tablets. Streaming software. I know there is a sopcast-app for android but even that does not work all the time. On a windows computer, you can get everything. Video players, there are always some lame codec which won't work on any player or it works with software decoding and is choppy as hell.
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Office apps I get, though mostly I don't understand anything more than powerpoint for a tablet. It would seem to me you would only ever want to do touchups on documents and spreadsheets while on the go on your tablet. Otherwise you would do your true work when at a desktop with an actual good keyboard and mouse and multiple screens. But again, yeah I understand the major appeal of a full office on the Windows Surface Pro.
Email clients not so much. The mobile web interfaces and most of the tablet email clients work just fine and dandy. I've lived inside gmail for so long now when I am forced look at exchange, it is a foreign unweildy beast with little to no good utility. I love that while im truly out and about, i.e. walking, I can quickly look at my phone to see notifications of emails I am getting. When I am at a meeting or otherwise not in my office/home office I can use my 7" tablet to read emails on a bigger screen than I would while I am walking. I don't tend to reply to emails while using my 7" but I can if its a short quick reply. Otherwise I do the bulk of emailing when I am in my office. When I am in my small office with just the 2 screens I use my tablet for an extra screen to see notifications, emails, todos, and such, but when an important email comes up I use my desktop for replies. When I get the Nexus 10 we will see if my habits change.
I would never do photo editing on a tablet unless its single button touchup stuff, in which case even an phone is good enough for that.
Development software. This is where I can see the most potential, yet I am a bit warry. Right now the only thing I use tablets for here is to see emails and notifications of particular projects. I am eager to see what I can do with the Nexus 10 here as I really like the idea of going to a meeting or traveling and being able to connect remotly with one of the servers to do some on the spot programming. However, I do see the potential to be able to do that with a Windows Surface Pro using a full featured IDE or vi, but only ever really on the spot programming. When I am doing heavy programming I want multiple monitors and a really good keyboard/mouse. As good as that surface keyboard is, there is a reason I don't like to program on laptops, it blows.
As for games, for truly mobile games I use my dedicated gaming device thanks. Tablets need never apply, even if they can run windows games. For sitting down gaming, I'll use a real desktop.
Browsers: Meh. For a quick look at something I am doing just fine with the slimmed down versions of chrome. I have felt no need or really want of a full featured browser on a tablet. Also Internet Explorer is _still_ a peice of shit and needs to die.
Streaming and Video I have never had problems with.
Ultimately I think the Windows Surface Pro with be an expensive laptop replacement that ultimately won't be able to do the job very well.
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