The newton was a pocket PC, a small slice of PC if you would like, something that was designed for business oriented people, and nothing else. The full, PC OS tablet was MSs idea, and not Apples The truth is that every day I test on iPads I come to the same conclusion: why did they make this? Whats the point of it, when its NOTHING out of box, and most Apps are garbage at best...

Did the guy even read anything about them?

"So here’s what I’ve been able to figure out about the two Surface machines and where they might be positioned. For one, the ARM-based unit had an nVIDIA Tegra2 processor like most of the Android tablets. The Win8 unit will use an Intel Atom."

Intel Atom? Really?

He just sounds butthurt that they didn't invite him. Tool.

What price?

And another question. Does Apple really make their own CPUs?

Comments like this are hated but:
There is a reason the iPad has limited things: it actually works and helps people who need a device that can handle everything on its own. We already saw the Surface is crashing just like any other Microsoft thing.

Also, it's something different when you come up with an idea at the right time. Microsoft may have had the tablet idea first but at the wrong time. Nobody cared and it was a pretty mediocre thing that is in no way like what we have today. So it's pretty legit to say Apple "invented" this thing because it was the first that worked well and mattered because it was at the right time.
Microsoft didn't come up with it anyway. Every device you love has been in the making for years by insane people that do not work for big companies. Just like haptic touchscreens and perspective screens that allow you to see the same thing from any angle or even walk around a 3D object. It's all been done already.

from:

"So it's pretty legit to say Apple "invented" this thing because it was the first that worked well and mattered because it was at the right time."

to:

"Microsoft didn't come up with it anyway. Every device you love has been in the making for years by insane people that do not work for big companies."

In one post....

I just modded my phone with a better rom.... So I invent smart phones.... O and modding, I invented modding.

O shit, Posts, I made a better post, I invented Posts!

Just wanted to make a reply to say I invented Replies!

The Pro version has an i5, it's an ultrabook in a tablet disguise, the perfect item for the corporate world. It will reach a market that the iPad can't, and a very lucrative one.

While the OP article is bad... really bad.

One point is obvious. MS did a rushed job on their presentation solely due to Google's I/O event next week. While I really don't think it was because of the tablet themselves, I think it was more due to the covers/keyboards.

Keep in mind Asus already has had Android tablets out that have keyboard docks (as well as Motorola) that make their tablets more of a laptop experience. Add to that, that the Nexus tablet that is rumored to be shown next week is also made by Asus. Maybe MS worried that part of their thunder may be stolen by waiting too long to show off what they are cooking.

surface has to be a hit! why? because many people start to hate it even before it is released. everything which get's a lot of hate is a huge hit.

iphones
ipads
justin bieber
fast food
cod

something which is a huge hit and doesn't get a lot of hate:

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Who hates cod? It goes great with chips and curry sauce. :P