There are so many ways to make SurfaceRT a compelling product. If it supported Win32 API, IF it had domain-joining support, if it wasn't completely locked down to the Windows Store... maybe it'd be a compelling buy. But as it is, it has all of the disadvantages of tablets (locked down, proprietary API), with few of the advantages of Windows.
Then you've got XBox One mistake. So much wasted potential there...
Windows 8 has to happen though, the computing industry is evolving towards touch controls, and as primitive as Windows8 is with touch... its a step in the right direction for Microsoft. But they need to be more sensitive to their business partners.
There are so many ways to make SurfaceRT a compelling product. If it supported Win32 API, IF it had domain-joining support, if it wasn't completely locked down to the Windows Store... maybe it'd be a compelling buy. But as it is, it has all of the disadvantages of tablets (locked down, proprietary API), with few of the advantages of Windows.
Then you've got XBox One mistake. So much wasted potential there...
Windows 8 has to happen though, the computing industry is evolving towards touch controls, and as primitive as Windows8 is with touch... its a step in the right direction for Microsoft. But they need to be more sensitive to their business partners.