>>Microsoft was never cool.Mac had the better platform but lost due to not understanding the marketing genius of Bill Gates (aka Satan) The first damn thing I do when I get a new computer is to download Firefox.
Firefox, Chrom, and Cygwin are the three must-haves when forced to work on a Windows box. Cygwin is the posix/unix “emulated” shell that basically lets you work on windows with most Unix commands just by installing some software, rather than actually install a new Unix/Linux OS.
Linux is the must-have when forced to work on a Windows box.
To me, the attraction of the Surface line is contingent on how well it runs Linux. I.e, Wi-Fi, multiple displays large and dense, touch-pads. If it solves those, there is no need for Windows (except in a VM). If not, then Mac!