Microsoft screwed up with the Surface tablet...

[Alby_da_Wolf]

@OP:
I'm neutral on your issues about the x86 architecture, but I agree on those about price and Windows RT.
I accept using Windows for its wide and open marketplace and the huge legacy it created thanks to it. So, while I could accept using a closed marketplace on a specialized device like a console, I can't find a good reason to accept such a disadvantageous thing on general purpose devices like PCs, notebooks and tablets.

BTW I put limits also to the few closed marketplaces I can accept, they must not have region lock: I can barely suffer it on DVDs because I mainly watch movies in Italian, but I cannot accept it on games, because I often prefer to play them in English, and I want to be free to choose the American version, if I want, instead of the English one or playing the EU one in English, not for language reasons, I actually prefer British English, if spoken clearly, but for censorship reasons, I want to be able to always choose an uncensored version, if it exists, wherever it was released. On PC patches can bypass censorship if there isn't any other way, but on closed devices it's not possible without modding, and anyway, I prefer to give my money for the uncensored version, if it exists, I want to be able to vote against censorship with my money.