Microsoft tablets break within days of use!

[karl]

Microsoft’s attempt to rival Apple’s iPad with its own tablet may fall short due to malfunctions.
Consumers who purchased Microsoft’s new Surface tablet are voicing frustrations about the product’s faulty Touch Cover screen.
A number of early buyers of the gadget, including several tech writers and developers, have reported issues of the screen splitting and exposing an internal wire after just a few days of use, the Guardian reports.


Full story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2230959/Microsoft-Surface-Tablet-Outrage-screens-new-gadgets-break-days-use.html#ixzz2BqVZg0HQ


Also here: http://www.i4u.com/2012/11/ipad/new-days-break-microsoft-within-gadget-outrage-use-fans-screens-tablets

[Silicate Wielder]

There are similar tablets running windows 8 already out, I would personally go with the alternative ones because of this issue.

[Foamy]

Figures. Give Microsoft time and they'll get it right.

[Darkness.]

This is not good for Microsoft. Seeing as they do want to be the standard for Windows 8.

[Axw_JD]

Wow what a bunch of BS and misinformation. The source keeps saying "screen" but all the pictures and the text itself make it very clear the device itself is not the one with problems. In fact, it shows it is working perfectly. Rather, it is one of the accessories, the touch cover, the one that appears to have the issue.

[HunterSteele]

Wow what a bunch of BS and misinformation. The source keeps saying "screen" but all the pictures and the text itself make it very clear the device itself is not the one with problems. In fact, it shows it is working perfectly. Rather, it is one of the accessories, the touch cover, the one that appears to have the issue.
If you're familiar with what technology is like to most end users, you'd know that most people don't even know the difference between a screen, a cover, a tower, or what not. People call up tech support all the time and say they need help configuring their optical floppy disk drive when they really mean they're trying to install a printer.

[PinkFloyd]

Steve jobs came back as a ghost and caused this. Its really the only logical conclusion... (im not serious)

[Cicero]

Wow Seriously? You would really think that Microsoft would send it through some test trial before releasing it to the public. I love anything Apple, they make some dumb mistakes, but nothing like this. Those "Surface" tablets looked really cool though, the new generation of Microsoft is really making me want the newer ones, I was planning on getting an iMac desktop in a few months, but Microsoft is making me reconsider haha

[TigerBoy]

I love anything Apple, they make some dumb mistakes, but nothing like this.

A manufacturing fault in a new product is hardly unheard of, and its always been the risk of being an early adopter. Its shit, but happens all the time.

I wouldn't try to claim Apple are immune to this, but these are some widely recognised Apple 'mistakes' that were not just manufacturing glitches for comparison:


Apple maps. Nuff said.
The "mighty mouse" where the scroll ball constantly clogged up and you also couldn't press left and right click at the same time. Huge design flaws.
Batteries in original iPods that can't be replaced and fail in a year (or less). Design flaw they should have planned around.
The iPod shuffle that had no buttons ... didn't last very long cos it was a stupid idea.
MobileMe was a complete fiasco (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/31/apple.email)
Sold the first iPhone for $600 then just 3 months later dropped the price to $200, massively pissing off their loyal customers who had bought a 3x the price.
The Cube - a failed product that literally cracked up (got it right in the Mini later on though :P)


The moral - don't be put off a great bit of tech just because of issues with the early runs - let the early adopters discover the problems for a few months and then buy the updated product :)