Ha, said much more eloquently than I would. I think it is odd that people are automatically dismissing it simply because it is not an iPad. I guess that is how the hive mind works now-a-days. I like the Surface because it is a genuinely unique OS. And, in many ways it is better than Apple's offering. The gestures are better, it surfaces information better, and it works much better as a productivity device. When has better become not good enough?

Terrible analogy - there's a proven market for cars.

At this point, it's pretty hard to prove there is a market for non-iPad tablets that aren't e-readers...