Microsoft Surface Laptop - Microsoft's answer to the MacBook Air

@chthomos TechCrunch says the upgrade to Windows 10 Pro is free until the end of the year! Otherwise it's $49, which is a good deal too! :) https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/0...

@k3sava This is good news I guess!

@jaybroni you could use Xamarin to do iOS dev?

@jaybroni VM macOS runs pretty well I hear? I use a lot of mac only software too, so here's hoping..

@samsabri unfortunately apple doesn't allow that. You can build it using Xamarin on a PC but you still need a mac to compile and deploy to the app store.

@mattcogenli Mind the grip tape ^^

@dan_preiss I use both - actually, we use Macs, Chromebooks and Windows laptops. The hardware might be fine, but using Windows is a pain in the proverbial, to this day. Weird and convoluted security protocols, stuff that should make sense doesn't, everything is harder than it needs to be. No thanks.

@randuin Touchscreen laptops are, in my experience, not very useful. 2 in 1's however are a different story. I replaced my wife's Macbook Air (screen issues after only 2 years), with an Acer R13 Chromebook 2 in 1. I didn't get it expecting the touch to be used much, but i was wrong. Granted, a large part of that is the R13's ability to tap into the Play store, but touch in the context of recreational use (not productivity) is immensely useful in a 2 in 1. Teepee mode is great for watching shows or getting the keyboard out of the way when cooking. Kids love playing mobile games on a 13" touchscreen w/ the keyboard folded completely back.

@timrknowles Nailed it.