I have heard, however, the developers are hating Windows 8, as it is not backward compatible with Win 7 or XP programs...
Not entirely surprised about demand. Office costs a couple of hundred bucks. However, it’s not available at any price for either Ios or Android products. By selling the Surface for $500, MSFT is underpricing the competition by $200. All the naysayers will eat their words. The Surface is a game changer, and I’m not even an MSFT fan, given all its failures in the market for the past decade.