The fanboy behavior is childish and petty. I don't know why people would not want competition. They cry when there's a monopoly, but laugh at companies for trying to innovate and keep competition alive.
You do have a point.. Now can you please go and buy a surface. We need you to keep the competition alive.
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I think I am more interested in the Windows 8 device offerings from Dell, HP and Asus. The Dell XPS 12 looks like the device to get for Windows 8.
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i can tell you that screen will fall apart after a year.. mobile devices should have very little moving parts.
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MacBook Air 11" compared to Surface at $1000:
MBA is 27% fatter (17 vs 13.5 mm)
19% heavier (2.38 v 2 lb)
Gets less battery life (~3-4 (Anandtech) vs ~4.5-5 hr (Speculation based on half Surface RT))
Doesnt have a touch screen
Doesnt have an active digitizer/stylus
Doesnt have a detachable keyboard (Pro or con...)
Doesnt have 1080p display (1366 x 768)
1 vs 2 cameras
It gets throws around a lot that Microsoft failed with the Pro, but to me it looks like they did pretty good for what it is. Sure, people expect stellar (8+ hr) battery life from tablets, but thats why there's always Clovertrail or ARM Windows tablets.
Did you buy one yet.