Anyone have a “units sold” number for the Surface vs. the iPad? I have been told by friends in retail that there is initial enthusiasm for the Surface, but when they realized how much it will cost to have laptop functionality and tablet functionality, people are walking.
Answering my own question after reading some reports, it seems that as of the end of the year there were between 500,000 and 700,000 Surface tablets in use. Some reports have sales as high at 1,000,000 units. In the same quarter Apple reports 20,000,000 iPads sold, amongst speculation of slipping sales.
My retail reports have been confirmed - people have sticker shock over the cost of the surface. While it may have some functionality superiority over the iPad (on screen multitasking, for instance) those advantages do not seem to justify the considerably higher price of the “pro” version, which is the version most asked about. While the RT version is aimed at the iPad, customers seem to prefer the format and software availability of the iPad.
Bracing myself for more ADS (Apple Derangement Syndrome)
Skype works on all platforms. Office365 is a cross platform system. XBOX is being integrated.
It is pretty nifty to add a phone number to a contact on your Nokia and have it show up on your work computer and your wife's phone within seconds.