Re: It makes sense from Microsoft to try out that market
> Macbook Air is simply computing for people who need nothing more than a word processor and email, and it works.
Really? Mine also does photo editing, drawing, Java and web dev, scripting, daily sysadmin tasks, documentation (OmniGraffle makes Visio look like a toy), runs multiple VMs and is my daily workhorse. Six years old, all of the relevant OS upgrades, never been clean installed, still runs snappy and like brand new. Plus it fits easily into the seat pocket on the plane.
By contrast the Windows 10 VM I fire up on it every few weeks for occasional tasks (I have to stay current as I still do Windows admin and support) runs like treacle and barely has anything installed on it. Then the Ubuntu VMs along side it run rings around it.
I really like some of the Microsoft hardware coming out now, but the supplied OS ruins it.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
