[Secret Agent Man]

Didnt microsoft make a toasterator called the zune?

[Da Coyote]

Indeed so. My apple software is rapidly approaching the crappiness of the Windows I once loathed.

I am still an Apple customer...but for how long remains to be seen.

[Swordmaker]

This article seems to think that because the 2012 Microsoft Surface had an optional keyboard that because the Apple iPad Pro has an optional keyboard that Apple is somehow copying Microsoft. Hate to break it to the author but the original iPad in 2010 had an optional Apple keyboard when it was released and within three months it had optional keyboard cases as well. . . and there were iPad styluses available for them as well. PING!

Apple 2010 iPad Keyboard
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[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I’m seriously looking at a Surface Pro 4 or a few other top end models from Asus, Dell, and Acer to replace my Mac.

I’ve had two upgrades fail on my 2011 MBP not to mention software that you cannot replicate.

Apple has some top notch hardware, but in the last few years, their software has gone straight down the toilet.

Take IOS 9. It was supposed to be a leveling field, time to play catchup and stabilize things. Turns out it is nothing of the sort with two fixes issued in as many weeks.

They still can’t get their browser to repaint right. Going to make cars and rings? What a joke.

[smokingfrog]

Surface Pro is nice, but seems over-priced to me.

[kdot]

I have a Surface 3 (latest release). It functions as a laptop replacement and runs all my software/peripherals. I run my business on it and it just works. However, when I want a tablet with well designed and functional apps, I use my Kindle Fire.

[KevinB]

I love my Surface Pro 3.

[truth_seeker]

To try the idea of a laptop-tablet combo I purchased a Dell “2 in 1” about one year ago.

It has been updated to Win 10, and I like it for the price, which was under $400 for an 11.6” machine.

[Swordmaker]

Almost forgot to thank SunkenCiv for the heads up. . .

[dennisw]

A 11” or 13.3” Chromebook is useful for people who want portability. Chromebooks have long battery lives.

[adorno]

I’m pretty sure that Microsoft is flattered by Apple and Google copying the Surface devices idea.

But, neither the iPad Pro nor the Google Pixel C(rap) can hold a candle to the device which they’re trying to copy.

It’s like dressing up a mouse (iPad Pro or Pixel C) like an elephant (Surface Pro device) and expecting the mouse to be able to perform at the same level. NEVER going to happen; not even close. Neither Android nor iOS are meant as productivity OSes, and the devices they support were not designed for productivity. A keyboard and/or a stylus, are not all that goes into creating a productivity machine.

[MV=PY]

I’ve had three Surfaces and will buy version 4 as soon as it’s available.

Wonderful machines.

[Solson]

A year ago, I gave my 16 year old the choice - MacBook Pro or Surface. She chose the Surface and absolutely loves it. I knew then that MSFT had a winner.

I don't know why Apple didn't see this as a market opportunity.

[Enlightened1]

Wishful thinking from Microsoft...