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Originally Posted by CyGuy
No, MS should not copy the shortcomings of "other" companies thinking that is the way to go, it isn't. SD and USB are required by everyone.
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And HD video out, which both surfaces have. And note that both Surfaces will have a desktop mode for mouse and keyboard support. And Xbox game controllers, too, to go along with te SmartGlass.
Tablets aren't just for the living room any more.
As an ebook reader, I am looking forward to running native Calibre alongside the Kindle, AdobeDE, and Coolreader reader apps, plus full Acrobat and MS Word in reader mode with ink annotation. And the ATT Natural voices in TTS mode.
With all the hoopla over the crippled gadget OSes out there, people have forgotten just how rich and flexible the Windows applications catalog is. If the RT version can bring even a fraction of that to bear it will do fine. But even if it doesn't, the x86 version will bring full the full Windows TabletPC experience along with the desktop catalog. That alone is worth full freight even if the Metro Apps don't pan out. If they do...