Microsoft CEO Nadella insults two iPad owners; "Get a real computer," he says

by Alan Friedman / Nov 11, 2017, 11:22 PM

Microsoft CEO Nadella insults two iPad owners;

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently took a trip to India where he happened to run into pair of journalists who were both sporting Apple iPad tablets. "You need to get a real computer, my friend," the executive said to one of them. Other Microsoft executives earlier this year said that Apple copied the Surface Pro with the iPad Pro. Ryan Gavin, General Manager of the Surface line, was a bit more specific when he stated that the iPad Pro was the result of Apple copying Microsoft in the 2-in-1 category.

There are those who say that there are many similarities between the two devices. Both employ a touchscreen and can work with a stylus (Surface Pen and the Apple Pencil) and feature detachable QWERTY keyboards. But there is a major difference in the operating systems used by both tablets. The Microsoft Surface Pro runs on Windows 10 Pro, an OS designed for personal computers. The Apple iPad Pro runs on the company's iOS mobile operating system.

Nadella took a jab at Apple when he recently said that Microsoft is not a luxury goods manufacturer. Instead, Microsoft's CEO said that his company is a tool creator, developing technologies that others can use to build with. There is no question which of his rivals Nadella was referring to with that luxury goods comment.

"I don't want to take away from whatever success Apple or Google are having. We are very different companies. We are not some middleman in the marketplace. We are a tool creator, we are not a luxury good manufacturer. That's not who we are. We are about creating technologies so that others can build."-Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft

source: CNET

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1. Phullofphil

Posts: 1730; Member since: Feb 10, 2009

First oh this should be a good one.

posted on Nov 11, 2017, 11:39 PM 0

3. tangbunna

Posts: 427; Member since: Sep 29, 2016

came here just to load google AdSense

posted on Nov 11, 2017, 11:59 PM 14

19. Nine1Sickness

Posts: 886; Member since: Jan 30, 2011

Tell that CEO to take his 4GB RAM in his Surface Pro back to 2007.

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 2:26 AM 7

40. Subie

Posts: 2234; Member since: Aug 01, 2015

4gb ram is just the starting point. You can get that device with up to 16gb. Looking at the choices in hardware configuration I have to ask, does the competition give as much?...

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 11:55 AM 6

46. Nine1Sickness

Posts: 886; Member since: Jan 30, 2011

4GB ram was the starting point since 2007. You have to shell out $1,200 for a model with 8GB. My old Windows XP computer from 15 years ago had 4GB RAM. Any “Pro” computer device these days that come with a meager 4GB is laughable. With 4GB these days, you’ll start running off of the pagefile system the moment you run anything other than notepad.

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 11:03 PM 0

51. muser793

Posts: 60; Member since: Aug 15, 2013

So you're comparing your old 4Gb ram with the Ram used in surface pro? Can you compare their clock speed please? Btw 4Gbs of ram is more than enough to do light tasks. With entry lvl surface pro users can edit photos n videos, use office and play light games. With i5 8gb model which i had for more than a year you can play games like Dota2 and do some heavy editing works n coding. Considering the size, surface pro is a f*** piece of art n that's why everyone's copying it.

posted on Nov 13, 2017, 5:49 AM 0

52. Subie

Posts: 2234; Member since: Aug 01, 2015

"With 4GB these days, you’ll start running off of the pagefile system the moment you run anything other than notepad." Over exaggeration mate! And if your worried about the price, I would suggest to quit comparing to 15 years ago...

posted on Nov 13, 2017, 8:51 AM 0

56. cdgoin

Posts: 614; Member since: Jul 28, 2010

I assume you must have an Apple product as they are RAM hogs, Win10 is a LOT leaner than 8 or 8.1 or 7 or.. etc.. etc.. etc.. IF you only use 3GB, 16GB of RAM isnt going to help.

posted on Nov 13, 2017, 3:35 PM 0

57. Home85Cactus

Posts: 6; Member since: Nov 29, 2017

iOS has an extremely optimized ram system. I would really consider challenging a surface pro 16gb vs an ipad pro 4gb. iOS is EXTREMELY advanced in ram management.

posted on Nov 30, 2017, 10:39 AM 0

45. zacsaturday

Posts: 262; Member since: May 09, 2014

Tell Apple to beat Microsoft's base RAM amount first. (2/3GB for the win!)

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 3:30 PM 1

47. Nine1Sickness

Posts: 886; Member since: Jan 30, 2011

Stay on topic, the iPad Pro has 4GB RAM.

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 11:07 PM 0

20. GreenMan

Posts: 2672; Member since: Nov 09, 2015

I believe there's a difference between fact and insult...

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 2:51 AM 30

26. Nopers unregistered

Might be a fact but maybe the customer just wanted a tablet that can do the basics but not have to carry around a clunky laptop. It’s like saying “why don’t you buy a desktop computer?” To somebody with a laptop. It’s not like Microsoft actually offer an alternative to the iPad.

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 4:28 AM 2

50. UnlimitedSkye03

Posts: 261; Member since: Apr 27, 2012

Nope, It's very different. iPad still uses a mobile OS while Windows is a full desktop one, wether it's on a desktop, a laptop, a tablet, a 2-in-1 or whatever it still runs the same desktop OS.

posted on Nov 13, 2017, 5:01 AM 0

43. gamehead unregistered

He was looking out for this India bros

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 2:33 PM 0

2. Phullofphil

Posts: 1730; Member since: Feb 10, 2009

I wonder if they really copied the surface pro. What goes around comes around I guess. If true I really doubt when Steve Jobs was In charge that would have happened. I wouldn’t get an iPad Pro myself. I think they don’t work for me more than an iPhone would or an iPad regular so why. If I needed the power in a tablet I would probably look at the surface tablet with a home computer like product I would be able to do a lot more. Well except you can get cheaper apps with iPad Pro.

posted on Nov 11, 2017, 11:43 PM 4

14. StreetNerd

Posts: 870; Member since: Dec 08, 2010

I'm not so sure bout that, Steve Jobs was a copycat also... saying things like "no1 is going to use a big phone(galaxy note)" of "or smaller tablets (Nexus 7)" and voila theres the bigger iPhone and ipad mini -_-"

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 2:10 AM 0

37. darkkjedii

Posts: 30517; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

He was actually dead, before those got going, but he was into copying.

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 9:39 AM 2

4. HillaryClinton2020

Posts: 190; Member since: Feb 08, 2017

Microsoft is a dinosaurs, nobody use windows 10 and that's the fact iPad and Macs are future

posted on Nov 11, 2017, 11:59 PM 6

6. Peacetoall unregistered

Ipad and Macs are for kids just like you.

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 12:13 AM 50

15. KingSam

Posts: 1291; Member since: Mar 13, 2016

I would get an iPad for mobile games and apps/media consumption. I already have a Windows 10 laptop. For professionals like artists it's probably a toss up.

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 2:12 AM 0

30. bucky

Posts: 3765; Member since: Sep 30, 2009

You are feeding a troll.....

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 7:26 AM 1

38. nasznjoka

Posts: 418; Member since: Oct 05, 2012

look at this dumb MS fanboy, I use a MAC professionally and LINUX for personal, say about kids kid

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 10:02 AM 1

7. meanestgenius

Posts: 21030; Member since: May 28, 2014

You can’t compare a desktop OS with a mobile OS. Desktotp OS is more powerful. Microsoft OWNS the desktop market share:https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=8&qpcustomd=0 Even when you break it down by versions, Windows 10 beats out MacOS: https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=10&qpcustomd=0

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 12:27 AM 19

8. ahmadkun

Posts: 494; Member since: May 02, 2016

Apple and its fans .. I really wanna know which future you are always talking about and how it looks like while apple products getting worse and worse .

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 12:29 AM 9

10. JocularJ

Posts: 209; Member since: Apr 27, 2011

Show me the statistics that back up what you say, that zero percent of people in the world use Windows 10 and I'll see my Surfaces and get iPads

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 12:59 AM 2

11. fastfreddy123

Posts: 66; Member since: Mar 25, 2017

Fact is your an idiot !Windows 10 is on track for a billion users.http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-is-on-track-for-a-billion-users-but-do-independent-stats-confirm-microsofts-numbers/ Now Hillary has about as much chance as you in 2020. Gump

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 1:22 AM 2

58. Home85Cactus

Posts: 6; Member since: Nov 29, 2017

im never going back to windows s**thole. ive had 2 windows pcs in the last 2 years. worst experience of my life

posted on Nov 30, 2017, 10:45 AM 0

12. TypicalGeek

Posts: 204; Member since: Feb 19, 2015

Really? My Windows 10 machine will any Mac a run for the money. You can't have Threadripper or Core i9 in Mac (yet), and you will not get custom cooler Radeon Vega in your Mac, so for the price premium, you're stuck with an Okay hardware compare to Windows.

posted on Nov 12, 2017, 1:47 AM 12

49. Furbal unregistered

Mac pros are an embarrassment for the price. Hedt is Linux and Windows territory.

posted on Nov 13, 2017, 12:32 AM 0

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