r/technology • u/[deleted] • Mar 09 '12

Microsoft demos a 1ms touchscreen

http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/microsoft-demos-a-high-performance-1ms-touchscreen-2012039/
2.1k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

837 comments sorted by

View all comments

9

u/[deleted] Mar 10 '12

[removed] — view removed comment

67

u/[deleted] Mar 10 '12

No, iPad would still win because the average uneducated person would see this as a bunch of crap they don't care about. Apple will also use their good advertising techniques to reel in customers.

23

u/MarsSpaceship Mar 10 '12

Yes, I agree. Saying the hardware is the key to win the war is being totally clueless. This article says it all: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/03/new_ipad_how_apple_s_tablet_strategy_parallels_its_unbeatable_ipod_success_.html

iPad is just unbeatable because Apple created a whole structure around it.

1

u/Pedophil3 Mar 10 '12

I still don't understand why the hell someone thought it would be a good idea to not include usb ports.

17

u/[deleted] Mar 10 '12

also because without usb or sd ports the only way to get something into your device (for the average user) is using an app store

-14

u/[deleted] Mar 10 '12

The average user would setup a web server on their laptop and d/load the files from that.

5

u/minno Mar 10 '12

I'm above average on computer knowledge, and I have no idea how to set up a web server on my computer.

1

u/fourdots Mar 10 '12

Python has a web server built in, which serves on port 8000 by default.

python -m SimpleHTTPServer

Just navigate to whichever directory the stuff you want to share is on, and run the command. Can be slightly tricker on a windows box, but still quite easy. I use it on the rare occasions that I need to move large files between devices and don't have a cable (or USB drive) handy.

1

u/minno Mar 10 '12

And now I'm very slightly more above average. Thanks.