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The new TV ad is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mSckyoAMHg

The Surface RT does some things better than the iPad. For example, it has a MicroSD slot and a full USB port. The side-by-side multitasking view is pretty nice to put a chat or Twitter client while browsing/working etc. The built in snap out stand is also pretty cool.

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I guess the main problem is that there are pretty much only two comparisons:

1. How does it compare to an iPad? Available apps is a major factor here.

2. How does it compare to a regular Windows laptop? Windows RT not running normal Windows applications is the problem here.

For most people, at least. Maybe those problems are moot, but as long as no one really has such a device we can all just guess.

Comes with office and has internet, which covers the use cases for a very large number of people.

Many people probably don't really think about what they actually need but instead about what they might need. So a large app(lication)? ecosystem probably plays a large role in that, even though many of them only ever use a browser and install two games.

What an... odd commercial. Emphasizes a lot on the "snap on" of the keyboard.

It made me feel uncomfortable but I'm not sure why.

Agreed. Wouldn't it be better to show off all the awesome stuff you can do with it? The only think they really show is that you can swipe in the Metro display.

And it does some things worse. Notably, a significantly worse display.

Oooh. Who on earth will like this ad?

Late 20-something out of work dancers?

The crazy people who are proclaiming this as an iPad killer before it has even gone on sale

I liked it, as a piece of art.

It was ineffective as a sales device — it didn't make me want to actually purchase one of these tablets, or share the ad via Twitter or whatever — but I thought the music and choreography were well done.

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