Microsoft Surface… “Oh, it’s just so…Microsofty.”

by Justin Horn on Apr 24th, 2009 @ 2:05 pm

Gordon Miller describes his experience using the Microsoft Surface touchscreen computer:

Basking in the glow from our brand-new tabletop touch screen computer, we are greeted with…. not a glossy “welcome” montage, but a standard, legal disclaimer that asks if we accept the terms & conditions. Ugh – like having a lawyer jump in front of you on your way to the presents under the tree, asking for a waiver of rights in case of pine-cone accident, but it’s the times we live in. OK, I eagerly start pushing the check box with my finger, but no response. I try again, still no response.
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Approximately 32 impotent touches later, somebody cries out “Hey – what if the ‘free’ keyboard & mouse aren’t just freebies?”. So, ignoring the propaganda in the “Start Here” document (”There’s no keyboard. No mouse, either.”), we open up the wireless keyboard and mouse, insert the external USB Bluetooth adapter,  and voila – our new touch screen computer responds the old-fashioned way.

And possibly one of the best Microsoft related quotes ever:

The whole experience was probably best summed up by Amanda who, when asked why it was taking us so long to get the machine up and running, and why we all looked so unhappy, replied “Oh, it’s just so…Microsofty.”

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