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I could use a little help with this Surface thing-a-ma-bob
Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:05 pm
Someone brought us a Surface tablet with the instructions to install Google Chrome...and yes, motherfricker should have just gotten an Android if he wants to use Google, right?
At first I was thinking this guy must be a halfwit if he can't figure out how to install Chrome.
But then I tried, and it told me I can only install apps from the Windows store.
A little Googling and I realize this thing is running some crap version of windows called Windows RT and it has an ARM based processor in it...I guess that's normal for a tablet but I just assumed that a tablet running Windows would run normal Windows applications. Wrong, of course.
Anyway, I go to the Windows Store on this tablet, and I can't even find a search function. Google tells me there should be a box at the top right, but nope, not there.
WTF is with this thing? Is it completely worthless or what?
At first I was thinking this guy must be a halfwit if he can't figure out how to install Chrome.
But then I tried, and it told me I can only install apps from the Windows store.
A little Googling and I realize this thing is running some crap version of windows called Windows RT and it has an ARM based processor in it...I guess that's normal for a tablet but I just assumed that a tablet running Windows would run normal Windows applications. Wrong, of course.
Anyway, I go to the Windows Store on this tablet, and I can't even find a search function. Google tells me there should be a box at the top right, but nope, not there.
WTF is with this thing? Is it completely worthless or what?
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Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:15 pm to Casty McBoozer
The cheap versions of Surface run RT, which sucks.
I don't think Google chrome is in the store. I think you have to go to Googles Website
I don't think Google chrome is in the store. I think you have to go to Googles Website
This post was edited on 7/30/14 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:15 pm to Casty McBoozer
it's not completely worthless. but, it won't run x86 applications. At least, not easily or very well.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:47 pm to Casty McBoozer
you can install the google search app and it is basically chrome, but still not chrome. I wish I had learned Android before deciding to get the surface 2 amateur. Live and Learn.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 6:20 am to Casty McBoozer
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is running some crap version of windows called Windows RT
Yeah, you should definitely not get the RT version. As I indicated earlier, get the Surface 3. You can run anything on it that you would on a regular Windows 8.1 laptop.
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