Within two years, every Delta pilot will be using a Surface 2

[newarkhiphop]

@Hiphoplives4eva

In an unexpected turn, Delta has informed employees that it will be issuing a Surface 2running Windows 8.1 RT to every pilot over the next two years. The airline ran an Electronic Flight Bag pilot program with iPads back in 2011, but for reasons unknown, that popular slate has since been scrapped. According to WindowsITPro, Delta had since planned to move forward with Nokia's rumored tablet, but has opted for the Surface 2 instead. The decision follows a move to equip flight attendants with Lumia 820 handsets, which will be used for processing payments and tracking passenger information. Considering the importance of a reliable cockpit device, however, this Surface 2 news is arguably far more significant.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/27/surface-2-for-delta-pilots/

 

[Mowgli]

Microsoft giving up on casual consumer and going for business contract instead like Blackberry.

 

[Outlaw]

Microsoft giving up on casual consumer and going for business contract instead like Blackberry.

Will they end up in the bushes like blackberry?

 

[Mowgli]

Will they end up in the bushes like blackberry?

Eventually. Only reason blackberry wasnt there was because they had so many contracts at the Federal level. Didnt use that time wisely to reinvent their product and instead followed the Droid and Iphone trends with that wack ass Z10 phone and now, Bushes they go.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

So i assume all you GSDG funboys will avoid delta at all costs?

Expect more respected companies to go the Windows Phone route in the near future. Its truly the only sensible option for any business really.

 

[RJY33]

delta lost

 

[Diondon]

Avoids Delta like the plague

 

[head shots101]

Damn I remember back in the days Delta planes were always crashing

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

Microsoft giving up on casual consumer and going for business contract instead like Blackberry.

you say that as if microsoft ever drived serious revenue from consumers anyway. its a SLIVER of what they do...regardless of their marketing efforts, consumer electronics is baby food for microsoft.

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

Eventually. Only reason blackberry wasnt there was because they had so many contracts at the Federal level. Didnt use that time wisely to reinvent their product and instead followed the Droid and Iphone trends with that wack ass Z10 phone and now, Bushes they go.

Blackberry is not microsoft mowgli.

Revenue and Operating Income (Loss) (in millions)

Year Ended June 30 2013 2012 2011

Revenue
Windows Division $ 19,239 $ 18,400 $ 19,061
Server and Tools 20,281 18,534 16,559
Online Services Division 3,201 2,867 2,607
Microsoft Business Division 24,724 24,111 22,607
Entertainment and Devices Division 10,165 9,599 8,915
Unallocated and other 239 212 194
Consolidated $ 77,849 $ 73,723 $ 69,943

theres really no comparison to entertainment and devices, to anything ELSE they do, OR between msft and rimm

 

[Mowgli]

Blackberry is not microsoft mowgli.

Revenue and Operating Income (Loss) (in millions)

Year Ended June 30 2013 2012 2011

Revenue
Windows Division $ 19,239 $ 18,400 $ 19,061
Server and Tools 20,281 18,534 16,559
Online Services Division 3,201 2,867 2,607
Microsoft Business Division 24,724 24,111 22,607
Entertainment and Devices Division 10,165 9,599 8,915
Unallocated and other 239 212 194
Consolidated $ 77,849 $ 73,723 $ 69,943

theres really no comparison to entertainment and devices, to anything ELSE they do, OR between msft and rimm

Aight but this product the surface, they want it to succeed and it wont succeed among casual consumers so what can they do to not scrap it?

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

Aight but this product the surface, they want it to succeed and it wont succeed among casual consumers so what can they do to not scrap it?

Many of their products have succeeded by getting them placed at an enterprise level, and their usage has bled to consumers because of frequency of use. It is why windows was succesful in the first place.

I'm not saying this product will succeed, at all, but saying that they'll go the way of blackberry, or fail, is just ridiculous and without merit.

 

[Mowgli]

Many of their products have succeeded by getting them placed at an enterprise level, and their usage has bled to consumers because of frequency of use. It is why windows was succesful in the first place.

I'm not saying this product will succeed, at all, but saying that they'll go the way of blackberry, or fail, is just ridiculous and without merit.

This product will go the way of the blackberry, not microsoft.

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

This product will go the way of the blackberry, not microsoft.

understood; my apologies. I still do not quite agree, but I understand your position now
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