W3C Web Performance Workshop

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@Patrick — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:03:43 GMT

With windows RT, you get both IE10 new-ui and desktop one, Office 2013, Windows store (with 10k+ and growing apps), support for stylus, digital pen, digital marker, multipoint touch (upto 11 points 10 fingers + nose (-:) , and many many devices via USB (mouse, scanner, camera, printer, flash-drive, external-usb etc) which Android and iOS fail to provide. Surface pro would have USB3 support, so speedy performance. The only down part is the apps which are getting populated in store on daily bases (the store was opened some 20 days ago and there are 10k+ apps already). Till new year, Microsoft is expecting 50k+ apps in Store. May be people can wait for some cheaper WinRT tablets by first quarter of 2013. But RT tablets are surely giving a great deal! Nokia is also supposed to introduce 8/RT tab in first quarter of 2013 and I am expecting more from Nokia.

The ONLY thing is price!!! Windows Phone and Windows tablets should compete Android tablets in terms of price. Apple's iPad prices are high. Because Apple is always concerned about making class. Microsoft is user-friendly and known for making software for run-of-the-mill devices. For example Microsoft introduced IPV6 support with Windows 2000 and even NT! Apple introduced IPV6 support in Mac 10.7 (Lion) released in July 2011. So Microsoft is technologically ahead but in terms of cool fancy tablets and phones for daily life tasks, Apple and Google has done a great job so they are clouding the market. But its not the end of the world, Microsoft has many technologies which can be merged more tightly (like XBox, Kinect, Phone, tablet, PC, servers) for a reasonable rates and win its position back in the very ubiquitous world we live in.

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aaa — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:16:50 GMT

In Ie9, if a character input cursor is no longer expressed as a specific site, there is mind.

Please make correction of fault, while it is early.

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Bush — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:08:56 GMT

lol, yes

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George — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:47:01 GMT

LMAO at all the b*tthurts complaining here :P

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Walter — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:58:42 GMT

Well the predictions were if Mitt Romney could get elected then Windows (formerly known as metro) might be a success.

Long live Windows 7! Microsofts best operating system so far!

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Patrick — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:32:31 GMT

Well it has now begun! I was just at my local Future Shop store watching a customer argue with sales staff about returning an ASUS RT tablet. You'll never believe this but the packaging never clearly indicated that the tablet was incapable of installing windows apps or that you could only run 4 of them at a time.

The staff at the store seemed to think he wasn't telling the truth until myself and another woman stepped in and told them that indeed the customer was correct and that none of the existing windows apps were installable on the device.

Once the store realized the device was sub par and did not meet the expectations indicated in the advertising they had to refund the customer in full.

Retail stores are now refusing to comment until this is resolved but consumers would like to know what Microsoft is going to do about this. Is Microsoft going to pull all RT devices off the shelf until the packaging and advertising is fixed?

Or is Microsoft going to risk further embarrassment by hoping that they can deal with the individual complaints and refunds on a daily basis?

We warned the staff at the store to advise all potential consumers of the pitfalls of Windows 8 RT and they agreed they need to explain the full details to all customers before making a purchase and/or advise all shoppers to avoid windows 8 tablets until this problem is fully clarified.

It shouldn't have had to come to this Microsoft! We begged you to drop the RT line or fully disclose the issues and you failed to do so.

Extremely disappointed with Microsoft - Again!

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Baxter — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:30:11 GMT

Windows 8 los failos.

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Evan — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:04:04 GMT

Since calling it Metro is forbidden due to the lawsuit I propose we call it:

"En Frente De El Camino"

It translates to "The front of the El Camino" the classic automotive flop that attempted to merge a car with a truck. Just like Microsoft attempted to merge a tablet OS with a desktop OS and made 2 Operating systems... 1 not fit for a tablet and 1 not fit for a desktop.

En Frente De El Camino - it has a nice ring to it...

Windows8 - En Frente and En Trasero De El Camino!

Sounds awesome!

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Blaine — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:20:00 GMT

I had a 4-5 paragraph comment to make but this blog swallowed it whole!

Since I know there has been a bunch of complaints over the years about this blog eating comments I'd just like to add that it got me today.

Please get someone to fix this - I will not attempt to post again until it has been fixed - what a waste of time and effort, it's no wonder developers on this blog are so angry with Microsoft!

PS I had to copy and paste this 3 times to get it to post!

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IE10 demo — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 23:27:11 GMT

I stumbled on that IE10 demo recently:

mrdoob.com/.../ie

It looks gorgeous on Google Chrome. I can't begin to fathom how great it must run on actual IE10.

Godd job guys!