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Originally Posted by scrapking
You do not need a "full PC OS" to have a device built around content creation rather than content consumption.
I have an iPad. I pre-ordered a Surface. My frustration with the iPad is the difficulty of extensive data entry. My intent with the Surface is to be able to have a tablet experience, but also use it in the ways people might otherwise use a netbook or an ultrabook. I'm happy with the RT version because its cheaper, lighter, has good battery life, and (as much as this is abhorrent to many who like the open nature of PCs) I actually like the simplicity of downloading apps from the Windows Store.
It helps that Microsoft (if Xbox and Windows Phone is any indication) does their app stores best: for example, with Xbox you have been able to unlock the full version of an app from within its free trial. I can't believe that when I had an iPhone a few years ago I had to download the free trial, and if I liked it I had to *delete it* and then purchase and download the full version. What a pain, and so behind the times when Microsoft's been doing this right since 2005 on the Xbox. Maybe Apple's subsequently corrected this but, at any rate, Microsoft has a strong history of doing app stores right IMO.
But back on topic, my interest in the Surface is definitely about content creation. You seem to disagree based on how capable the OS is, but that misses the point: Microsoft is marketing it along the lines of content creation, and is providing content creation tools right out of the box.
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I feel the exact same frustration with my iPad and would ditch it if something came along with the same sexy body, connectivity, battery life, screen resolution, zero freezes, affordable price AND a more open system. To me, the RT is not it; the Pro may be a contender with a more open system but at the cost of the screen and possibly actually most other factors as well.
Apple is marketing their iPad many different ways, including content creation, yet they are more limited than the PS/Mac versions and thus inferior. I do not want to rely on one specific app store and MS' goodwil to allow a specific app into their store.
I may eat my words in a few days, who knows....