I dont have to tell u about windows anyway... its windows 8.1 , but all desktop software will work on it as different from previous surface tablets.. you can upgrade to windows 10 in april, if u want - not sure they give it as a fre upgrade or not... external keyboard and stand and other accessaries... ssd internal storage, Intel i3 -i7, 64-512Gb storage , usb 3.0, hdmi, 1Gb ethernet port, sdcard slot etc makes this really close to laptop... but you may be limited little uncomfortable on portability. Interms of display, its below iPad (any other tablet by the way - but its just for ur eyes - may not be good for eye's health the too bright and stunning display); with iPad there are lots of app choice compared to android tablet apps/ windows appstore- but on Surface 3 you can use all desktop softwares - so its like pc/laptop in terms of that... Adobe Photoshop full will work on it, windows office etc... So if you thinking if replacement for laptop, better solution - tablet and latop in one... but price is bit knife on ur neck - when u go for 512gb/i7 core version its close to $2000 (omg) , but it may be the cost of ssd... but you buy a 64gb version and if know how to open replace ssd you can buy and put big storage there... also sdcard is there.. may be by next year you will have 512GB sdcard for external storage or connect a usb 3.0 external hdd... so good choice
Galaxy S5 sold 40 percent fewer units than Samsung predicted: WSJ
A report in The Wall Street Journal claims that Samsung's Galaxy S5 flagship phone has performed below expectations. The S5 is said to have sold 12 million units in its first three months on sale; roughly 4 million fewer than its predecessor and overall around 40 percent fewer than projected. Sales were said to be down over 50 percent in China, with the US as the only major market where sales actually increased. The US is, however, Samsung's biggest market.
Samsung reportedly overestimated how much stock would be needed, leading to an increased advertising spend to get rid of units that were "piling up in warehouses." Last month the company promised to "fundamentally reform" its smartphone portfolio after reporting plummeting profits and revenue.
The Journal also cites sources that believe Samsung is considering making some changes at the executive level — with mobile chief co-CEO JK Shin possibly ceding his role to fellow co-CEO in charge of TVs and appliances — but these rumors are cagier, and the plans are said to be far from final.
Any management shake-up would come as Samsung faces frenzied speculation over the company's top level of leadership. Chairman Lee Kun-hee, the man who orchestrated Samsung's meteoric rise in the '90s and beyond, has been seriously ill after suffering a heart attack in May and, while his son Jay Y. Lee is considered near-certain to take over the role at some point, the company has been silent on any succession plan.
http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/24/7...gement-shakeup