Hm, you didn't know Surface RT supports Flash yet you "see it falls flat on its face" in educational apps.
First of all, just what apps are you looking for? Examples? Subjects? If you're going by the assumptions and reviews back in 2012 or whatever, that's not a good approach for considering any device for schools: The vast majority of apps in iOS and Android ecosystems are utterly useless or completely redundant. As of today, there are 7391 apps in the "education" section for WinRT/8, but again, a number is meaningless.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/ww/products/windows-8/Pages/windows-apps.aspx
I knew it supported Flash, I was aware of this white/black list thing (before posting), but I also wanted feedback on how well it handled it, if it stutters and falls over during intense flash etc. The general consensus is it does it well (better than android).
I'm not entirely sure what apps I'm looking for to be honest, this is something I will have to ask the school committee, I'm assuming they have certain apple apps in mind as they seem hell bent on going in that direction <sigh>. I'm not flaming apple, I just think (and always have) that they are so darn expensive, the committee is probably completely unaware other tablets even exist. If I can come back to them prepared, showing them that the surface RT we can get for $220, does flash properly, has office, has these apps etc, that might really help in convincing them..
I also feel Windows ain't going anywhere, Metro might die, but Office and IE arn't. Perhaps its best (even from a young age) that kids get familiar with a windows environment, even if it is stripped down version.
Thank you for the link, will look into that.
I think you are right. This is exactly why RT hasn't sold well so far. Keep in mind, RT is not even 1 year old yet. Is it realistic to think that it would have the apps available for the iPad - an ecosystem that has been building since the iPhone started supporting 3rd party apps? The platform has come a long way already - a lot faster than Windows Phone, and WP has had decent, fairly steady growth. The apps are coming. As Windows 8 gets on more and more desktops and laptops, demand for apps will continue to build.
I really hope this is the case. I have win 8, I peak into the Metro Store occasionally but I'm not inspired. Where are even the basic apps, IMDB, Facebook etc (not that this is school relevant, just saying). Developing apps started way before the platform was ever released...
My wife works for the government, certain sections develop apps (both for employees and public), platform? Apple... not even android... despite android being more popular than apple over here...
When is Metro even going to be considered...
@Lolvo Impressive! I bet our teachers would appreciate that app! hahaha. But yeh sadly not so relevant to primary aged children. If this was for high schools I can really see the advantage of Surface over ipads..
What about 'syncing', someone mentioned Intune, wassat? Are we implying that if we grab 20 surface tablets, they can all be set up the same via just optimising one tablet and making the rest copy its design (apps installed etc). Or is it going to be a painful lengthy process etc.
Basically what I'm saying is this I think is also important, it's ease of control in terms of multiple devices, can the surface trump the ipad in this regard also?
I'm pretty much leaving Android out of this argument, The cheapest tablet (that's half decent) I can think of is the Nexus 10, and it's still pricey ($400+), I think most when they see that price will think just spend that extra and go to apple. The surface on the other hand is incredibly cheap, $220. Could mean double the amount of units etc. It's a shame the Nexus 10 hasn't had a price fall (like the Nexus 4).
