Yup. Guaranteed quality digital content (no crapshoot with downloading torrents), its relatively cheap ($2-$4 = not worth my time screwing around with dodgy rips), and if your internet connection is say 6-8 megabit or faster streaming is no problem at all.
I really believe that decent broadband will have a signifnicant impact on consumer storage. I would bet that most people with multiple tb of storage at home (note, not all - i'm sure there are exceptions, so don't both saying "i have a heap of legitimate content") are using it purely to store ripped or illegally downloaded media. Convenient, cheap streaming = bottom will drop out of the storage market.
Also... to clarify, the resolution scaling I *have* seen "function" in windows 8.1 tends to make widgets and fonts clearly look like they are not rendered in native resolution. They look "off"
Calling the resolution independence in Windows 8.1 "half baked" would be kind. I'm calling it crap.
I agree. For what I want to actually use a tablet for, I find the limitations of the iPad acceptable. This is the thing the android developers - mostly Samsung (and Microsoft) it appears, don't quite seem to get. Making something actually good doesn't just mean adding features. It can/does often mean stripping away extraneous crap that just gets in the way.
The latest smartwatch fad is a prime example. No, i don't want a camera on my watch. No, i don't want a web browser on my watch. No, i don't want the ability to send SMS from my watch. That is all bullshit stuff that I can already do far more easily on the phone or tablet that I already own.
The biggest difference between time and space is that you can't reuse time. -- Merrick Furst