I don't know really, that is what people here told me.

I like your collection. Many people would exclusively post positive or negative reviews, depending on what they think about the Surface, but you went for a very balanced selection instead.

It's nothing more than wishful thinking ;)

Interesting read, thanks for posting. Seems like a very divisive device (hah).

I suppose someone with a lot of disposable income or with particular work circumstances could benefit from this, but there is zero chance that I would ever consider replacing my laptop with a Surface Pro. The laptop + tablet combination seems a lot better solution for most people than a device that's stuck in between. I can't imagine many scenarios where this would be better than one or the other, especially not at that price.

It's like a bad laptop and awkward tablet in one unwieldy, expensive package.

Well, when the Surface is being sold for as much as it is, it should be getting 75% good reviews, but this ain't so unfortunately for MSFT.

Metro UI?

What are you referring to when you talk about Microsoft going for "full Windows in a tablet" for over a decade?

But anyway, the new and "exciting" part about the Surface - and many other devices soon coming out - is not that they are tablets, but hybrid devices - devices that can function both as tablets and as laptops. Because many people see advantages in both concepts, but don't like the idea of carrying around two seperate devices.

Perfect for my uses.

I mean this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Tablet_PC

Check the sweet pic of no-compromise, hybrid Windows on a tablet with removable keyboard.

There is no change in strategy here, just enough extra focus on touch interface to compromise the experience of keyboard + mouse users.

Also, dallas didn't select those reviews, Philip Elmer-DeWitt did: 

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/02/06/microsoft-surface-pro-review-roundup/

yep, i speak da truth alright