If they're as good as the Lumia 925 (and I assume they are), they're damned good. Far better than my Galaxy S3. Definitely not DSLR good, but damned good, nonetheless. At a recent concert, I was impressed how well it handled the stage lighting and everything. Many other phones didn't fare nearly as well as mine did. I did end up wishing I'd picked up a 1020 instead, as the performer's face was completely lacking any detail at the distance I was at.

If I had to guess, most of the Windows team members would chuckle at it, while the legal department runs around screaming "fire!"

This is just awful placement. I actually would have no issue with ads inside the Bing app results (just like you would on the search page). The placement on the Smart Search, visible from the main start screen, is just atrocious. I'd just as soon disable the Bing from smart search anyway. Microsoft made a great impression on my with Metro UI, both in Windows Phone, and in Windows 8/RT in that it always looks clean and unfettered by advertising. They'll be quickly losing that advantage if they steer it in the direction of the XBox's UI with ads everywhere.

Not really. Not if you have several projects over the next few years and don't want to have to set up your Server 2012 domain over and over and over again...

*whoosh* It was actually a social media hipster joke. Since it involves stereotypes, no, it was not meant to be an intelligent, nor serious comment.

So wait, you're telling me that all these game-changing social media startups telling me I don't need physical presence anymore want... physical presence? Is this supposed to be ironic?

As a counterpoint to your claims of being "unusuable," my Dell XPS10 (another RT device) came with Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013. I could care less about Word, Excel and PowerPoint, but it did come with OneNote. This is not the crappy OneNote that is available for most other devices and does not support "ink" input. This is actual OneNote. Aside from that, I used my Transformer Prime for Netflix, Hulu, Emulators, and Couch/Toilet browsing. The XPS10 does all of those things. Just don't try finding any worthwhile games on the Windows marketplace for it. They're all just awful. Truly awful. *Note: I did not pay anywhere near full price for this device. We would be having a different conversation had I paid full price for the 64GB model with keyboard dock. *Note2: It has quirks - the tablet battery drains before the keyboard battery does and it sometimes has issues enumerating the devices on the dock. It does let me turn taps off, which I appreciate after millions of accidental clicks on the Transformer Prime.

So...PACS plus Supercomputer? Holy IO, Batman! Then again, I don't know that MRIs use that much.

Password control? You could implement a policy where all remote connections must be sanctioned by someone on your side and disable/change passwords fatter the remote user notifies you their work is done or after a predetermined amount of time. Bear in mind you should read your support contract before you try this -you may find nasty penalties or be in breach.

It'll still be a virtual seizure unless you're simulating all the signals a human body is sending to it. Otherwise, it'd just freak out because it has no body. You'd also need to pretty much simulate an entire word for it, as it would wonder why it couldn't see, couldn't walk, couldn't talk, etc. It would be an extremely depressed mind.

If you click the download arrow, then click "Show All Downloads," it'll bring the Downloads History window up. You can then just right-click and click "Clear Downloads." It'll keep your web history. The only difference is it's now many more clicks than in the olden days. Kind of annoying, really.

You should also tell him/her Freecell is way cooler.

It's true that there's nothing "special" as compared to the normal Latitude line. The rubber does help shield it from some level of shocks, but the only other real protection it has is the free-fall sensor, which is available on most business line laptops. That, combined with good power settings and user training (put it to sleep when you're not using it) can help in most nonabusive situations.

Most of the cops around here have Dell Latitude ATG laptop variants which are hardened for harsh environmental use, yet look remarkably like their unhardened versions. I've also seen plenty of Panasonic ToughBooks as well. Just an anecdotal counterpoint.

I know, right? Let's also not bother developing a working relationship to a point where you can actually feel comfortable talking to the guy about it.