Comments on: Microsoft Courier Tablet: Bursting the Apple Tablet’s Bubble?

By: Microsoft Miscarries the Courier, World Mourns

Microsoft Miscarries the Courier, World Mourns — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:53:25 +0000

[...] Microsoft product that never was. The Courier, a device that was originally broken by Gizmodo last fall, has been canceled according to two sources the blog consulted with.Gizmodo quotes [...]

By: Dell Readies Android Tablet For CES

Dell Readies Android Tablet For CES — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:10:58 +0000

[...] “Year of the Tablet Rumor”. Joining the unrelenting rumors about the Apple tablet and Microsoft Courier, Dell is apparently busy preparing a tablet that will reportedly be displayed at CES 2010. Though [...]

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:39 +0000

I'm sure it made people at apple shudder a little…I doubt they can top that. I use a mac laptop, yea', but the Courier? wow. I hope Microsoft does the hardware aspect too, not JUST do the software and outsource the hardware to the likes of HP and Dell….If they do, at least set standards.
Cool product.

By: Nope

Nope — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:33:01 +0000

Well sure, this sounds familiar. But it will be interesting to see if, this Courier Tablet, like every other product that runs a Microsoft OS will be accompanied with the usual slew of high maintenance baggage and usability frustrations. Windows Mobile was and still is hopelessly behind every other major mobile platform. I had a Windows Mobile 5.0 then 6.0 device before I finally switched to the iPhone. I don't have any religious views on this (Win Vs Mac etc.), I just want a product to work well. Purely from a user's perspective — there is simply no comparison with the iPhone, which provides a vastly improved user experience in almost every aspect that I think of. The Courier tablet looks great, sounds promising, and I'm sure many will be happy with it. Speaking for myself, I will never buy another Microsoft OS based device; I'll be more than happy to wait to try out the Apple product when its available, and yes — will gladly and with confidence pay a premium for it. I've learned the hard way that great products come only from companies with a proven track record of producing quality, and that vastly superior user experience comes at a premium, but a premium that's very often if not always well worth paying for.

By: Microsoft Pink: Not One, But Two Smartphones

Microsoft Pink: Not One, But Two Smartphones — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:31:56 +0000

[...] under the alias “Pretty Boy.” (That was following the unveiling of Microsoft’s “Courier” tablet under the name “Paperboy.”) Why all the secrecy? Because an inside source is leaking [...]