Walmart is running that new HP ultralight for $200. The main problem that one has is the OS — Windows 8.1. Crawls compared to its competition, which is running Android.
The fact is, iPad sales slumps are due to the other reasons cited, and not due to the Surface — the sales of the Surface are to people who can’t see the screens of their smart phones (any brand) and want a more normally sized computer with more capability than their phones.
I went from Win7 to Win8.1 - the latter waaay better in terms of speed and stability. Light years better, actually.