"Note: The version we spent time with today was the international version, but we were told that we should expect the U.S. version to be essentially identical."

Glad to hear it's better than the apparently disappointing Nikon. Very intriguing...

Not sure why you'd say that about those phones. They're exceptionally durable. I know I've never used a case on my SII and never needed one.

...spam?

It matters if Apple removes the great one that you've grown reliant upon and replaces it with one that sucks in all the places the first excelled. It's different if they're simply two options equally available to the users with pluses and minuses. But in this case we're talking one great app replaced with one severely…

Reminds me of when Time Warner "upgraded" their DVR software to their own internally-developed software that had roughly half the features of the software it was replacing and was far less reliable. The plan was to slowly build everything back in, but in the meantime users were stuck with a far, far worse solution and…

I do use only my right thumb to hit the spacebar, so this would probably be fine for me. For everyone else: good thing you can reprogram it.

Oooh, you can read my name. Clever.

But poorly enough that the other commenters aren't the ones who come away looking rather foolish.

You have to first understand the nuance of the issue before you have any chance at successfully parodying it.

I don't think that was his point.

Ugh, I'd hate if they went back down to 4-4.3" permanently across the board. Choice is good, and I like a big-screen phone. Especially as the bezels get smaller along with the increased size.

Yes. Unfortunately I think they'd argue back that since we all rebelled over CarrierIQ, and that's exactly what they would have used to do that, there's nothing they can do. And they might be close to right. Certainly anything that tracks what reaches the phone versus what's sent WOULD potentially be a breach of…

Agreed. This all sounds like GOOD news to me. $300 starting point for RT is fantastic, and $700-800 for Pro for an Ultrabook in a tablet form factor is great.

The unveiling several months ago clearly stated Core i5 or equivalent. Not remotely Netbook-quality.

Who said it was? The post implies that the RT will be $300+ and the Pro will be $800-.

I agree that it's a big undertaking. I just disagree that it's reasonable. They DON'T charge me for calls I don't answer. They shouldn't charge me for data that doesn't reach my phone.

It's weird. All I'm surrounded by is people who respond with, "get an iPhone" to everything, who talk about how it "just works" and claim smug superiority. I'm not invalidating your experiences, but I think it's all perspective. You see what you dislike in the others. I can cite just as many websites dedicates to…

So... it sounds like they're aiming for the Surface RT to compete directly with the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" based on that range, as I think we can safely assume if ANYTHING is $300 it'll be the base, 16GB Surface RT. So while they won't be beating Amazon, they'll certainly be beating EVERYBODY else. And since he's talking…

I don't remember it being previously mentioned anywhere that the Deluxe includes NintendoLand. Even if I wasn't already sold on the Deluxe, that would seal it.