Steve Ballmer Has an 80-inch Windows 8 Tablet in His Office

[JMcEntegart]

Bigger is better, right?

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[NightLight]

can't wait to get a win 8 tablet!

 

[mcd023]

I played around with a Microsoft Surface at a dev workshop in Houston and, I gotta say, it was pretty cool. Also, the office has a 360 with kinect and a driving chair (with throttle, brake, and steering). What a cool place to (not) work!

 

[drwho1]

Good for him
I won't get a tablet not even for free.
Nor will I ever care for a touch screen, not even for free.

 

[razor512]

I will wait until the portable 80 inch tablet comes out (and it better have built in cellphone functionality).

Isn't everyone sick of tiny tablets with their 10 inch screens? 80 inches means you will be able to enjoy movies on the go without having to squint at a small screen, you will also have ample workspace for typing/ editing tweets.

 

[alterecho]

"every screen should be a computer and should be able to see out as well as see in"

What about sunscreen?

 

[velocityg4]

Traded in his phone and notepad. I suppose when he leaves the office he can afford to have a peon strap it to his back and follow him around.

 

[Guest]

This pushing for every screen to be Touch enabled makes me want to SMASH A TOUCHSCREEN as hard as I can into Ballmers fat ugly round face!!

EFF OFF MICROSOFT with your stupid touch concept and leave my desktop alone !

 

[SmileyTPB1]

Historically how many great things from MS have started in the CEO's office? Anyone? Anyone?

 

[razor512]

for random on the go work, a touchscreen is fine but if you just want to sit back and relax and watch a movie, it is annoying, imagine trying to use photoshop or watch a movie in a home environment with smudges all over the screen, it is worst than having a few dead pixels.

if it is on th go then the environment is not very ideal so smudges are less noticeable

 

[memadmax]

Touchscreens have their niche use... but they are not for everyone obviously....

I think it's foolhardy to put "all your eggs" into the touchscreen basket

 

[eddieroolz]

That is badass. Imagine him viewing presentations like some spaceship commander.

 

[mortonww]

How did this replace his phone?

 

[isogeo]

Metro UI looks like Lotus Notes, circa 1998. Maybe he's nostalgic.

 

[The_Trutherizer]

Well he's right that everything will be screens with build in PC and phone, etc... Eventually. I just think that it won't fly until all the big manufacturers can standardize components/ports/accessories across the board. In short we're going to have to wait for the patent wars to settle down first. Until then it's just going to be a pain in the ass for the consumer and personally I'm not falling for that one.

 

[cookoy]

If it's such a great thing, why not let every microsoft employees use one in the office. Nope, only CEOs are allowed to play during working hours.

 

[bystander]

[citation][nom]mortonww[/nom]How did this replace his phone?[/citation]
Some tablets have phone capabilities, I assume his does. I also assume he must use bluetooth as well, or all his calls are conference calls.

 

[chewy1963]

[citation][nom]SmileyTPB1[/nom]Historically how many great things from MS have started in the CEO's office? Anyone? Anyone?[/citation]

Microsoft Basic started in the CEO's office (Bill Gates) lol.

 

[vittau]

[citation][nom]bystander[/nom]Some tablets have phone capabilities, I assume his does. I also assume he must use bluetooth as well, or all his calls are conference calls.[/citation]
Never mind the fact that it's an 80-inch tablet.

 

[dogman_1234]

His is bigger than yours...

 

[bystander]

[citation][nom]dogman_1234[/nom]His is bigger than yours...[/citation]
He must be over compensating for something

 

[NuclearShadow]

I say its fair to assume that this tablet lacks the ability to run on a battery. Which is a shame because I would have bought one no matter how much they cost just so I can walk into Starbucks and and give a give a self assuring grin to all the ipad to let them know that I and my tablet are indeed better than them.

On sort of topic I do hope that Windows 8 tablets are competitively priced. If this can be achieved then I would bet it wouldn't take too long before they dominate the tablet market.

 

[njt]

hey that's a good thing, that means that at 1 windows 8 tablet has been made. success.

 

[Zingam_Duo]

Steve Ballmer should fire his hair stylist... oh wait...

 

[Zingam_Duo]

[citation][nom]SmileyTPB1[/nom]Historically how many great things from MS have started in the CEO's office? Anyone? Anyone?[/citation]
Microsoft Basic... because Bill Gates practically stole DOS