In a sense, though, that discussion is entirely on topic. What Microsoft has done here has been a reaction to Steve Jobs utterance of the phrase "post-pc". They have been frantic to counter that frame ever since, insisting that they can deliver a tablet that is also a PC, with "no compromises".
Well, you can't avoid compromises. The best you can do is choose which ones you will accept. And if you don't choose, then unexpected tradeoffs will be thrust upon you.
This customer confusion over RT is just fruit from that seed.
Its quite clever how Apple used and popularized the term "post-pc" after a multi-year TV PR campaign (Mac vs PC commercials) drawing a distinct line between PCs (windows machines) and Macs.
While I take post-pc to mean Post-Desktop (and possibly laptop), Apple has cleverly separated its Mac personal computer line from "PC"s, allowing it to sound the death knell for Windows PCs, but not for its "delightful" Mac computer line up.
pohl|13 years ago
Well, you can't avoid compromises. The best you can do is choose which ones you will accept. And if you don't choose, then unexpected tradeoffs will be thrust upon you.
This customer confusion over RT is just fruit from that seed.
empire29|13 years ago
While I take post-pc to mean Post-Desktop (and possibly laptop), Apple has cleverly separated its Mac personal computer line from "PC"s, allowing it to sound the death knell for Windows PCs, but not for its "delightful" Mac computer line up.
JonnieCache|13 years ago
Because that never happens here.