微软于昨天推出了其称为Surface的产品，该产品乍一看会让人以为是一张桌子+触摸敏感显示屏+底层操作系统。然而实际上是用5个隐藏式摄像头捕捉用户动作的。产品本身根本无任何创新理念及技术含量。Surface与iPhone之差别，就好如玩具火车和航天飞机的差别。如此骗人之产品竟敢漫天要价5千到1万美元。Verizon居然傻到打算将这样的产品用于其零售店内。微软似乎总是能大势吹嘘他们如何如何能带来先进的技术、出色的用户体验…然后就开始大口吸用户的血了。可能有人会说好的设计应受到重视，但微软设计了什么？IE，一个易受流氓软件感染、对Web标准支持问题迟迟未受微软重视而没能得以完善的浏览器；Windows，一个源于对Apple早期操作系统抄袭、易被间谍软件、广告软件、病毒侵染、将许多简单问题复杂化以使其显得高深莫测的操作系统…
Now compare Surface. Microsoft says it’s been working on it since 2001; that’s six years of development. With what result? It’s not small like the iPhone. It doesn’t have a specific user interface. It appears to be built out of spare parts From Ikea. Why was Surface in development so long, and what does it really offer?
In reality, Surface isn’t a giant touch screen system. It’s a frosted acrylic light table. Like everything else Microsoft has pushed out, its also a Windows PC. There’s no touch screen involved at all.Instead, the system uses a series of five video cameras hidden inside the bathtub base. The PC it uses, like most PCs, has support for yesteryear’s 802.11g wireless networking and Bluetooth, as well as the ho-hum 10/100 Ethernet I criticized Apple for using in the new AirPort Extreme and in Apple TV. At least they both offer wireless-n.
