A Chromebook or Apple

[wyndslash]

Do they sell Chromebooks in countries where many of Google's services are unavailable and/or geo-restricted. I know they're sold in the US and UK. We certainly don't have them in China, not even Hong Kong.

My uncle lives in the US

 

[sfbloodbrother]

I am considering a Chromebook highly now for school. Some things juts require flash at my school, and my tablet cannot do everything sadly. I am beginning to see the significance of the Surface Pro.

 

[breadnatty08]

The Surface Pro 2 does look nice, but that price tag....

 

[sfbloodbrother]

The Surface Pro 2 does look nice, but that price tag....

I see the signifance of one, but I already have 2 desktops, so I do not see a point for a computer at that price tag. I just need something to get online with. I would get a Surface RT but that is just so bad.

 

[nickdalzell]

people are so quick to lash against Apple for a high price on the iPad, but when Microsoft does the same thing, they are perfectly ok with it. double-standard much?

Heck, at least Apple allows you to install Firefox or Chrome, with Surface, you're stuck with Internet Explorer and Metro.

 

[wyndslash]

Who here said it was ok? As far as I know the surface is a flop.

 

[sfbloodbrother]

people are so quick to lash against Apple for a high price on the iPad, but when Microsoft does the same thing, they are perfectly ok with it. double-standard much?

Heck, at least Apple allows you to install Firefox or Chrome, with Surface, you're stuck with Internet Explorer and Metro.

There's no Firefox on the iPad just chrome and even that Apple didn't want that on its device. However when we talk about a surface rt yes that's a flop, there's nothing going for it. But the surface pro, that's more of a hybrid computer than a tablet. There you can install anything you want on that computer. Due to the price there is no reason I would get one, and because it's a mid range computer, and I have powerful desktops with me, there's nothing that it can provide that my desktops can't. It's hard to explain

 

[nickdalzell]

Microsoft's problem is a lack of apps. their store is about as dry as BlackBerry World. neither BlackBerry or Microsoft is getting anywhere. so far the only thing keeping the WP platform alive is the quality camera and hardware in the Nokia Lumia series, though it will more likely end up in the same boat as the Zune HD, another piece of quality hardware that hardly saw the light of day before MS pulled its plug.