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LAPTOP Magazine Editor-In-Chief Mark Spoonauer discusses whether the tech giant is under fire by Microsoft and Samsung.
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Let's get back to apple losing its cool maybe -- food -- is still with us he's the editor in chief Bob laptop magazine all right.
I'm I want to talk a bounce.
This thing that you brought with him this is a Microsoft so this -- album right.
Now is this a threat to Apple's dominance of the tablet market at Apple's dominance of cool do you like this that.
In the short term I don't think it's a threat but there are some things that the surface has especially for workers that the iPad doesn't so one of the things right off the -- that you'll notice that this.
Has a Smart cover sort of like the iPad but this one has a keyboard built in -- EC on the back this little kick stand in the metal designed.
It lets you prop -- up so you can actually use it as a mini laptop.
So do you do you guys in high tech like this thing I mean is it acceptable is the real -- in the tablet market from Microsoft.
It's it yes not -- -- hey it's a qualified yes you can because it has it has potential because when you think about it this is Microsoft's first tablet.
And usually takes a couple of runs for them to get something right.
But we do like the life telling her -- which is really dynamic.
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Calling you but something off a beautiful -- are certainly it's okay so and so it is that a threat to the iPhone and the coolness of the iPhone.
I think.
I don't was still getting up -- all we.
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I do think between these two devices when this phone as a bigger threat not only to the iPhone but to android because there's more.
Partners involved -- they're actually doing more the software so one feature that we really like in a review of Windows -- eight.
Is this feature called -- corner so when you hang your phone to the kid he pressed the power -- -- -- to the right and only -- -- -- approved for them are on the screen.
And there's this other feature called rooms and there's a family -- so all -- members of the family can share messages and photos and so it.
What's interesting to me is that Microsoft didn't make these features available on windows eight itself and when I asked that question they said well we're working on at the release schedules were not together but.
Little things like that tells me that Microsoft divisions need to be working more closely together to silos need to be broken down.
Okay but you're telling me who this is a very good stock from -- of the full disclosure -- -- saw it get this -- -- knows -- OK so.
I'm not grinding -- I -- objective information but -- telling me that back Windows Phone and that tablets come off pretty good entry points -- Microsoft into the phone and tablet market place I think the phone is -- better -- only because it's been around longer the tablet side I think a lot of people -- -- -- -- avoid a repeat something do you think about following is a threat to android devices.
Yes it is it will eat into its share over time.
Because.
There's more partners getting involved.
And Microsoft has not -- and then in this market they're gonna leverage brands like Xbox one rumor for 2013.
As that Microsoft is going to be coming out with an Xbox focused gaming tablet.
It'll be much less productivity focused -- focused on gaming as well as entertainment.
So that's something to keep denial for for 2013 buying marks food now we thank you very much and -- -- here good stuff thank you visit.
