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Android tablet productivity apps are really bad. So are Linux desktop apps, on tablets.

ChromeOS nominally runs Android apps but not well. For example Firefox on ChromeOS can't resize windows, scroll properly, etc. You can't honestly be lusting at the Android ecosystem on a $1800 device.

ChromeOS will no doubt improve here but surely you don't believe in the "more apps!" argument today.

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With a couple of tweaks I have WSL and Hyper-V on my Surface and I am super happy with this setup. I’m a switcher from MBP. Best of all worlds really, excellent hardware (screen/keyboard/battery-wise), runs anything I need. Can’t see myself going back to Mac. Nor attempting to do Real Work on Android!

Why did you buy a tablet to run WSL and Hyper-V, instead of a traditional laptop?

A Surface is a traditional laptop, just one with a removable keyboard which is handy for various scenarios. Basically it’s a laptop and tablet in one and covers the use cases of both. If I need serious power I push that workload up to Azure.

Hmm, are you perhaps referring to the Surface Book? The Surface requires a stand even with the keyboard attached, making it awkward to use in your lap, etc.

There is also now the Surface laptop (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-laptop-1st-gen/90f...)

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