through a period of use, we have a deeper understanding of Microsoft's Surface RT, and summarize some of the problems or confusion used in daily use, hope A friend who can help with a recent purchase plan.
Too much "private" tablet
The first impression that Microsoft Surface RT gave me is that it does not handle personal privacy very well, maybe Microsoft is advertised for its comprehensive Internet service, so Surface All features and applications on the RT must be built on everyone's Microsoft private account, and once the user logs in, their personal avatar, private photos, all the information and emails, and even the content stored in the cloud will be on the screen at a glance.
Of course, for iPad and Android, entering a personal account is also necessary, but when you get an iPad or android, unless you look for it, it is difficult to find out that the user is logged in. Personal information. On the Surface RT, your personal picture is in the upper right corner of the screen. The picture on the desktop is tiled to show the photos in the local and cloud space. You don't need to enter the password to enter SkyDrive. The meeting invitation in the calendar is also At a glance on the desktop.
Are we able to use Surface directly without logging into a personal account? Of course, the Surface RT will allow the user to enter Microsoft's personal account when booting for the first time, otherwise the system will not be able to open, and the subsequent software download, cloud service, and messaging functions will be bound to the personal account; and Surface RT does not support it. Delete the user, so once you have set up your account, unless you reinstall the system, your personal information will be permanently saved on this tablet.
Of course, Surface RT supports adding multiple users, but it should be noted that the users you add also do not support deletion. Once added, they are permanently present on your tablet. This means that Surface RT can hardly be borrowed. If a friend borrows this tablet from me for two days, I have only three options: 1. Let others view my cloud space, personal photos, emails, calendar information, MSN information. ...... 2, let friends add new users, but to do this user will always follow your psychological preparation (applications between accounts can not be used interchangeably, new user software needs to be re-downloaded); 3, simply do not borrow.
The most unpredictable tablet operating system in history
The Windows RT system used by Surface RT has a variety of interfaces and rich changes. It is simply a Transformer in the tablet operating system, but because of the operating mode of the Surface RT operating system. There are no precedents before, and the various operations and actions of the system are complicated. Therefore, it is very difficult to get started with Windows RT. Even if you are a person who has contacted many digital products, you need to play with Surface RT. time.
There are only one button for the operating system on the Surface RT, which is Microsoft's iconic "Windows Key". In order to make up for the lack of buttons, Windows RT system has been added to many previous tablets. The operation mode, together with the Surface RT equipped with a USB interface, supports the connection of the mouse, and the operation of the mouse and the operation of the finger are completely different, so to learn the operation mode of the machine, it also needs to be divided into "finger operation" and " Mouse operation "two modes to carry out.
Two examples:
1. In the "finger operation" mode, the operation required to display the background program is: slide the distance from the left side of the screen to the right by about 2 cm, and the finger does not leave. In the case of the screen, slightly "move" to the left to display the background program. It should be noted that when sliding to the right, if the distance is far, the system will perform the operation of “returning to the last running program”; if the distance is too close, the system will execute the “multi-program display” of the same screen. Through the author's narrative, you should know that a simple operation of sliding from the left side of the screen to the right on the Surface RT actually contains a variety of changes. If the operation is proficient, the user can use one action to execute more. Kind of operation. However, if the user has never touched the system before, and there is no one to guide him, then the difficulty of getting started is conceivable.
2, free to move the program on the screen, this reasoning should be simple to the extreme operation, in the "finger operation" mode on the Surface RT is extremely difficult. Perhaps in order to highlight the difference, in Windows RT system, long-pressing the application icon does not enter the application editing mode like android or iOS. If the user wants to move the tile on the desktop, he needs to master the movement rhythm and click on the tile. The time is too long or too short to operate. The author's own experience is this: hold down the tile for about 1 second, then move it right away, so that you can smoothly move the application you want to move; if you hold the tile A little longer, or the click time is too short, can not operate. The puzzling thing is that using the mouse to move these tiles is very smooth.
Similar examples are actually a lot in the Windows RT system, and Microsoft is probably the most important reason for being "differentiated." Android and iOS have deduced the simplest operation to the extreme, and as a latecomer, if Windows RT wants to distinguish it from the above two systems in terms of operation, it has to use its own brainstorming, but Microsoft has just entered this. In the field, the accumulated experience is not rich, so it has caused the current situation of not being "close to the people".
System: similar to the operation mode of the dual system operation
Microsoft in order to make users who are used to Windows easier to get started, in the Windows RT operating system also built a similar launcher similar to Windows7 desktop, which allows Microsoft Users of Surface RT are free to switch between traditional and new desktops to choose the way they are more accustomed to.
We found that the traditional Microsoft desktop is not a simple program when Surface RT is actually used. In fact, Surface RT uses a solution similar to dual system, traditional desktop and personalized. Tile desktops are not the same thing with each other. The most obvious point is that programs opened under the traditional desktop are not visible when viewing the background program on the tile desktop, and programs opened under the tile system are also invisible in the traditional desktop.
The benefits of adopting this dual system configuration are very obvious. For example, there are actually two IE browsers built into Surface RT. The browser opened under the traditional desktop is the same IE10 as the PC. Opened under the tile desktop is the Metro version of IE10 optimized for touch operations. The desktop version of IE is convenient for mouse operation, while the Metro version of IE is more suitable for finger operation, which has enabled users to get a better experience in different modes of operation.
Insufficient personalization of the system
Microsoft's Surface RT looks like a personalized tablet, and the built-in Windows RT system is also the most eye-catching operating system in recent years. One. However, in actual use, we found that the personalization of this tablet is not very good. The system has set very strict rules for the user to ensure that every Surface RT used is basically the same.
The simplest example is that Surface RT can't freely replace desktop wallpaper in tile interface, but can only use Microsoft to design a good color scheme for users. Although Microsoft offers a lot of excellent wallpapers and color schemes, If you use it for a long time, there will be aesthetic fatigue.
This setting has been started since the WP7 era. Since the emergence of the Metro style system, it has experienced different versions such as WP7-WP7.5-WP7.8-WP8-Win RT-Win 8, but users I have been unable to freely replace desktop wallpapers, and this feature is easy to implement for Microsoft. Why doesn't Microsoft allow users to change desktop wallpapers? We can only guess that in order to keep the Metro style simple and powerful, if the user uses too fancy wallpaper, the visual effect of the system will be worse. But can Microsoft guarantee that the color scheme he offers is the best design?
Do users get tired of using these system solutions?
Surface/Windows Phone/Windows 8 Interaction
As one of Microsoft's three troikas, Windows RT, and the interaction between the other two systems Windows Phone and Windows8, this is the author's purchase of Microsoft Surface One of the most interesting issues before RT. The connection between Microsoft's three systems has adopted a new cloud interaction model, that is, Microsoft has been pushing skyDrive. Through skyDrive, the interaction between Microsoft devices is very simple and convenient, but some are too dependent on the network.
First of all, if you do not use skyDrive, among the three systems, only Windows Phone and Windows 8 can be synchronized via the data cable. If WindowsPhone is connected to Surface RT via USB, the system There will be no reflection.
The skyDrive on Surface RT is very practical, especially for friends who have office needs, skyDrive is very practical. Through Microsoft's cloud, Surface RT can not only directly read the pictures, music and other multimedia materials on skyDrive, but also realize real-time synchronization of Office files. For example, if you use Office built in Surface RT to write a Word document, you can write During the process, the documents are kept at any time in the skyDrive, and the users can use the cloud service to read or continue editing on the mobile phone, tablet, and desktop computer.
Summary: A new device with a new operating system will not be perfect. The iOS that is popular all over the world is not "single-threaded" or "copy-and-paste". Is there a shortage of software? I hope that Microsoft can take the user's experience as the standard, continue to optimize the system and equipment, and provide a more perfect tablet for friends who really like Surface RT.