Eliot Weisberg writes for ReadWriteWeb, “On Monday, Microsoft held a secret press event in Los Angeles where it announced a new family of tablets under the Surface moniker.”
“Along with Surface, the event revealed a branding shift for Microsoft, one that values the unity of hardware and software, and the idolization of aesthetics,” Weisberg writes.
Yes, Weisberg writes, “Something about it felt familiar…”
Via ReadWriteWeb.
MacDailyNews Take: Devastating video. Congrats to Eliot Weisberg!
So, Balmer T. Clown and his flunky got their “hair” styles pretty close, but damned if they didn’t both forgot their Levi’s 501s, New Balance sneakers, and black mock turtlenecks. Maybe even they thought that would be too obvious?
As we’ve oft stated: Apple Leads. Microsoft Follows. As Usual.™
Microsoft is a bloated, dysfunctional blob stuck neck-deep in a pool of political molasses. Most definitely, it’s been shaped in the image of Ballmer. We see no evidence that Gates cares a whit about the company. Likely he knows how history will view it: Like a brain-damaged puppy that followed Apple around until it could no longer keep up. – MacDailyNews Take, October 25, 2011
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz,” “JayinDC,” and “David E.” for the heads up.]
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Good for a laugh- but they’re just shameless. its Zune part 2
This is what MS’ Surface (aka: Big Ass Table) has evolved into or are they recycling product names now?
What’s really tragic is when Apple fanbois can’t appreciate ANY product from any other company.
Three things:
1. Apple didn’t invent the keynote
2. Apple didn’t invent the tablet
3. The Surface is neither a tablet or a laptop, it’s *different*
Grow up. Competition is good for everyone.
Three things:
1. Apple didn’t invent the concept of a keynote but it did invent its own distinct keynote, which Microsoft aped shamelessly.
2. Apple didn’t invent the concept of a tablet but it did invent its own distinct tablet, which Microsoft aped shamelessly as well.
3. The Surface is an awful laptop that can be converted into a sub-par tablet. There’s nothing *different* about that, considering that other tablet/laptop hybrids already exist(and are failing to sell. Kudos to Microsoft for knowing a good idea when they see it…).
Show me something to appreciate about the Surface and I’ll appreciate it.
You’re right, competition is good for everyone. However, this is about as much competition as the Zune was to the iPod. E.g., none.