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[mmoy]

> About Windows 8 and touch. Intel is trying to push touchscreen
> of all kinds, whether its on a regular clamshell or on a
> convertible. I think most people will like it when they use
> it. Intel did a survey around the world with touchscreen
> Ultrabooks and found more than not loved using the touchscreen,
> despite being on a clamshell.

They might have done the survey before Google's 7-inch tablet.

Their tablet is very, very good and it's cheap. I like it better than the iPad for usability and it has a ton of apps.

The Microsoft platform will suffer from a lack of apps for probably at least two years. Yes, you can run your legacy programs but it will take quite a while (if ever) for you to run the apps that you're used to on iOS and Android.

The Google Nexus 7 makes a very good case for keeping the laptop and tablet separate devices.