Originally Posted by Gormond:
“OSX and linux have far more functionality IMO including powerful shell scripting.”
The title of this thread is iPad 3 vs Win8. I was responding to a comment about functionality in Windows 8 versus Android. Your comment is quite irrelevant in the context of this thread. iOS != OS X. Android is not as fully featured as a desktop-class linux distribution.
In any case, Windows features PowerShell.
Originally Posted by Gormond:
“Actually I print from my iPad and iPhone often so it depends on the person.”
iOS does not have a built-in print subsystem. As I understand it, Android devices have to use things like Google Cloud Print to do printing. The Apple devices have something similar - AirPrint. You need an AirPrint compatible printer too.
What a lot of faff. For most people with an existing set-up in their house, e.g. a printer connected to a desktop in the study. They buy a windows tablet, the computer with attached printer appears. They print, job done.
Of course there are plenty of other examples out there, does ICS do pooled storage yet? It definitely can't do thin provisioning of virtual storage.
Originally Posted by noise747:
“Metro is a right pain, it really is, i think it is the start of Microsoft getting rid of the normal Windows set up, which would be stupid, very stupid. I can see windows 9 or 10 being metro only, so it will not really be windows then.
windows 8 is also to integrated into MS cloud service, I know you don't have to use their cloud services or register for it, but how long will that stay?
By wi-fi you can with many printers, but I do see what you mean. but how many people will print from a tablet anyway? most people will connect it to a proper computer and get the info that way.”
Let's be clear: YOU find metro a "right pain"? Not everyone as some kind of fact. But you have a history of being resistant to UI change with not liking the Office ribbon which is a masterpiece in exposing lots of high-density functionality in a simple and customisable way.
Microsoft haven't really revealed anything at all about the next wave of windows live services that will come with windows 8. So whatever you are saying on that front is pure conjecture.