[Swordmaker]

Actually it is $1299. And it competes with the MacBook Pro 13 Laptop at $1499.

And does the MacBook Pro display detach from the keyboard?

Actually, that $1299 Surface Book has only a 128GB SSD, while the $1499 MacBook Pro has a 256GB SSD. To look at an equivalent Surface Book, the price is $1699.

And you don't get an OS that spies on you.

[TexasGator]

“Actually, that $1299 Surface Book has only a 128GB SSD, while the $1499 MacBook Pro has a 256GB SSD. “

The 128 GB MacBook is also $1299. And do we really want to talk about detachable touchscreens?