[The biggest draw, to me and to a lot of other people, is the OS, or Windows 8, which, even in “beta” mode, is superior to iOS or Android. ]
Uhuh. Evidently somebody didn't get that memo.
Uhuh. Evidently somebody didn't get that memo.
But, you’re still in denial about what the Surface is or will be. It’s a tablet, but, not like the others in the market right now. It’s two different tablets; one Intel-based, and one ARM-based, but both running a version of Windows 8 that performs to specifications that match the different hardware inside. It’s about ONE OS to join the different form-factors, including desktops and laptops and ultrabooks and tablets and smartphones. Android doesn’t do that, and iOS doesn’t do that.
You can be dismissive about the keyboard, but, it’s not just another keyboard and it’s not an afterthought, like with the iPad, where if you want a keyboard, you either settle for the on-screen keyboard, or you have to purchase a keyboard as an attachment. Plus, there is the USB port, for attaching other equipment, such as hard drives or bigger screens or even a regular-sized keyboard; whatever can be attached on the USB port, can be used on the Surface(s).
The biggest draw, to me and to a lot of other people, is the OS, or Windows 8, which, even in “beta” mode, is superior to iOS or Android. And, it’s backwards compatible with the millions of software that was written for the prior versions of Windows. That makes for a huge and immediate range of software which neither Apple nor Google can match. The only thing I can see that, for now, the iPad has as an “advantage”, is the retina display. But, that part is actually overkill and unnecessary.
But, the MS tablets aren’t in the marketplace yet, but, being Microsoft, you can’t count them out, especially with the clout and budgets and research and work they’ve put into creating this new and updated marketplace.