Microsoft Store employee answers your questions about Windows Phone and the Microsoft Surface tablet
posted by Alan F.
/ Oct 18, 2014, 11:16 AM
The second video answers a question from a parent whose daughter wants a Mac Book. Fair enough, but the parent wants to buy her daughter a Surface. Kristen responds with a list of differences. The Mac Book is just a laptop while the Surface is a laptop AND a tablet. And with the Microsoft slate, you get a Pen that allows you to complete more tasks, according to the Microsoft Store employee.
You can check out the two videos yourself, by clicking on the video slideshow below.
The Microsoft Store answers your questions
source: MicrosoftStore (1), (2) via WPCenter
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28 Comments
14. nohatenofanboy
Posts: 515; Member since: Jul 15, 2014
lol I came here to say this :D
posted on Oct 18, 2014, 3:55 PM 0
5. T.Law
Posts: 423; Member since: May 10, 2014
She's not even pretty but I like your name.
posted on Oct 18, 2014, 12:41 PM 6
7. ihavenoname
Posts: 1693; Member since: Aug 18, 2013
"Mom, dad, I wanna buy a Mac"
"No, we want you to buy Surface"
"Why?"
"Uhmmm... I don't know, I have to ask somewhere"
posted on Oct 18, 2014, 12:58 PM 7
9. brrunopt
Posts: 742; Member since: Aug 15, 2013
i think you missed the situation...
"Mom, dad, I wanna buy a Mac"
"No, we want you to buy Surface"
"Why?"
"Because its better, you can do a lot more ... Let me ask somewhere how to show her how better it is..."
posted on Oct 18, 2014, 1:06 PM 9
11. ihavenoname
Posts: 1693; Member since: Aug 18, 2013
Better? Trackpad? No. Keyboard? No. Design? Opinion. OS? Pretty equal, also preference. Battery life? As good or worse on Surface, that's what I've read. Apps? Neither are good/meant for gaming, desktop apps are pretty equal, Macs have also Office, OneNote, plus default Mac productivity apps are excellent for average user.
Surface has better screen, I give you that.
And what if she just happens to like Macs? Should she use Surface just because her parents want to?
posted on Oct 18, 2014, 1:38 PM 6
12. brrunopt
Posts: 742; Member since: Aug 15, 2013
A LOT better screen, digityzer capabilities, lighter, usability as a tablet
And what if she just wants to buy a Mac because of the "pseudo" status ?
( Macs are cool ; my friend had a Mac, i want one too ; ...)
posted on Oct 18, 2014, 2:19 PM 10
21. Dastrix unregistered
LOL, dude you're comparing Mac to PC. Ain't even a comparison.
posted on Oct 18, 2014, 7:40 PM 1
22. ihavenoname
Posts: 1693; Member since: Aug 18, 2013
Yes it is. I have used Windows and OS X, IMO OS X is more pleasing experience. Especially now with Yosemite, absolutely stunning OS.
posted on Oct 19, 2014, 1:26 AM 1
10. corporateJP
Posts: 2458; Member since: Nov 28, 2009
Micerosoft...officially shot themselves in the foot by using a mole and dredging their largest partner...
Good luck with HTC and Micromax, Samsung is about to leave you too...
posted on Oct 18, 2014, 1:28 PM 1
15. 0xFFFF
Posts: 3806; Member since: Apr 16, 2014
Microsoft is desperate... so desperate that they are using one of their store employees to make Cortana look like something else other than the big brother spyware that it is. For most people, Cortana is just some mostly useless novelty. But Cortana is woven into Windows Phone so it can spy on your entire life and send your data back to Microsoft.
Windows Phone hasn't delivered one unique innovation to the market. Everything is just copied from somewhere else.
Microsoft was a haunted empire long before Apple. And it shows.
posted on Oct 18, 2014, 4:04 PM 3
16. Liveitup
Posts: 1798; Member since: Jan 07, 2014
Troll did you hit your head?, i think that you are mixing up Microsoft and Google. Microsoft respects your privacy more than many other companies, the scroogle campaign for was to show how much Google does not respect your privacy when compared to MS, Apples iCloud has been hacked lately with the whole celeb scandal drama. Even prolific NSA leaker Edward Snowden says that you should stay away from Google. Quit hating on Cortana it respects your privacy more than Google.
http://www.newsweek.com/wary-privacy-issues-ditch-dropbox-and-avoid-google-says-edward-snowden-276956
Silly troll says WP has delivered any innovation to the market when in fact all modern smartphones has adopted Windows Phone innovations like Flat UI, Clean minimalistic design language Colorful info bars, Lock screen animation, the three dot menu, in app purchases are just a few o the things that iOS and Android have in different cases copied. Blinkfeed, Magazine UX WP inspired etc
WP brought innovation to the market that is being mimicked than any other company, the only thing haunted is your common sense.
http://www.wpcentral.com/android-tries-find-identity-through-new-material-design-ui-
http://www.zdnet.com/ios-7-first-impressions-of-the-metro-ized-ios-7000020920/
Silly Troll Microsoft is arguably the biggest trendsetter today.
posted on Oct 18, 2014, 5:59 PM 7
17. Furbal unregistered
Need native apps on wp8 then I'd make the switch :/
posted on Oct 18, 2014, 6:52 PM 1
23. ManusImperceptus
Posts: 724; Member since: Jun 10, 2014
"According to a video shot by Microsoft, Cortana is one of the favorite "perks" of using a Windows Phone."
A perk that's only available to 5-10% of users isn't a perk; it's an extended middle finger right in the face of the 90+ remaining paying customers...!
