Why Windows 8 tablets will be better than the New iPad

-Mezzo- · 2012-04-04T20:19:37Z

GizmoWatch - Beyond our occasional propensity to be Apple fanatics, let us be honest here as the new iPad is certainly the best tablet currently out there in the market. In fact, it is a device that has exceeded its company's exalted nature by the sheer amount of applied technologies, especially in its display. However, it was Microsoft that had started pushing for tablets long before Apple spoiled their party. And, now in the present state beyond any comparable OS, it is the year of their celebrated Windows 8. So, does Microsoft have what it takes to impress the 'newcomers' or would Apple still sustain its deftly fueled onslaught in the tablet market, no matter what early glitches it has? Let us go through some credible points to find out more.

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PaPa-Slam4402d ago

So damn excited about the Windows 8 Tablet, i am king of Burned out by iPads.

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parasit34402d ago

Believe it.

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Captain Qwark 94402d ago

i prefer windows 7 phones significantly over the iphone since so many features are built into the os as opposed to relying on outside apps and im sure windows 8 will be even better. windows 8 will likely be the first tablet i pick up.

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mcstorm4401d ago

I agree with you. I have tried every mobile os on the market and found wp7 fits my needs more than wimo android and iphone yes there are not as many apps as on the amdroid or iphone but with 80 thousand now up there it has more or less every app i need on my phone. I also find it is the most stable os on the market too plus add xbox live office zune pass to that list what more could i want.

I have also been using windows 8 public preview since it came out on my work laptop which is a none touch screen and i have to say it is by far the best ui i have uesed on any laptop and i can see it working very well on a tablet. I have a xoom at the moment and in my eyes its the best tablet on the market because of what it offers over the ipad and other android tablets but i still need my laptop to brows some websites edit documents access my home and work network, print and scan photos download music and videos ect so for me a windows 8 tablet is a no brainer when it comes out im going to sell my xoom and pickup a windows 8 tablet as a tablet dose really need a full os but one that has a ui for touch.

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_LarZen_4402d ago

Hehe, no way. Apple wil be the king of tables for many more years. Windows 8 is just for OS nerds, the rest dont care and the developers that actualy make stuff wil support iPad more then ever before.

Windows 8 tablets better then iPad...HEHEHEHE! Not gonna happen, like EVER.

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givemeshelter4401d ago

One thing Win tablets will have over the ipad is the fact that ANY Win tablet running X86 mobile chipsets or otherwise will be full compatible with Windows 8 desktop software.
So you will be able to run ACTUAL programs and not just APPS as they are now on the ipad and android tablets.

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The_Nameless_One4402d ago

Sure. Not going to argue this point but don't be to surprised if this will go down the same road everything MS tries to put on the mobile market. Fact of the matter is that Microsoft just don't understand the mobile market. Not their fault, they are not a company that deals directly with consumers. Never have, never will. Microsoft just missed the mobile train long ago and frankly there's no going back. They are 5 years late to this party.

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Strange_Evil4402d ago

Boy people need to hold their horses for once. Win tablets will be out later this year and by that time, iOS 6 will be out as well, so why not wait and see what major upgrades iOS brings to the table. I feel we are in for some huge updates with iOS ( at least on the iPad becoming more and more like OS X). Apple isn't gonna rest on it's laurels and just wait for the next move. I can already see that 1-2 years down the line, both iOS and OSX will merge.

Also, most of the reasons are stupid....
Comparing a Core i7 tab with 8GB of RAM... Are you serious!!! That sh!t ain't gonna cost 500$.

What about the Eco-System ? By the time Win8 tabs launch, iOS will probably have nearly 300K dedicated tablet apps!! MS seems to think that unifying the OS will force devs to develop for metro and thus their tabs will have apps, but what they are actually forgetting is that prices of Desktop apps is not the same as Mobile apps. Mobile apps sell for 10$ max whereas that is the starting price for most Desktop apps... Most devs will price their apps for Desktop versions and it will take at least 1 more year for the app catalog to even look convincing to give Win 8 a glance let alone interest people.

Like all 1st gen products, I'll stay away from Win 8 tabs like a plague. I learned it the hard way when I plunged into Android and got a Xoom and boy it sucked... No apps and crap UI. I guess it will take time for Win 8 to mature as well. Till then I'll enjoy my new iPad... Maybe when it's time to upgrade in 2014, I'll look at Win tabs then.

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givemeshelter4401d ago (Edited 4401d ago )

"What about the Eco-System ? By the time Win8 tabs launch, iOS will probably have nearly 300K dedicated tablet apps!!"

" I feel we are in for some huge updates with iOS ( at least on the iPad becoming more and more like OS X)."

Guess where Apple is stealing that idea from? And MS will have that idea out well before Apple does. That happens in October November with Windows 8.
IOS 6 will not be fully compatible with their mobile variant as Windows 8 will be fully compatible with Windows mobile 8 running x86 CPU's.

This is where Windows 8 tablets have the edge over the ecosystem of the ipad...
Any Windows 8 tablet running mobile or desktop X86 cpu's will run Most if not all Windows 8 DESKTOP programs without recompiling.
This will be the ONLY operating system out to be cross compatible across 3 platforms:
Smartphone, Tablets and Desktop systems.
Apple nor Android can claim this.
That's about...5 million plus programs out there in the wild...then that does not include "apps" made specific for Windows 8 tablets.

At last consumers will be able to buy a tablet that actually can run REAL programs and not just water down versions of said programs they call "apps"

The idea that a Tablet will be able to run the entire Adobe software suite for example without compromise is a major plus over Android or Apple tablets.
At this point those tablets only run Apps.
Windows 8 tablets, Windows 8 Phones running x86 architectural CPU's will be able to run FULL DESKTOP PROGRAMS. Pure Win.
Apple cannot claim this.

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badkolo4401d ago

and thats why windows 8 tablets will kick butt, i cant stand tablets but with windows 8 that will all change, we want it all and not just apps and windows 8 will provide the best of both worlds, apps will come.

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