Microsoft's Surface Pro Tablet Sold Out, But ...

I hope it's not another "walled garden". Are there only "Approved Windows Apps"? Will it run any old windows program? There's too much lockdown with Apple and Google tablets. Microsoft got its start supporting the essentially open IBM PC. It'd be nice seeing them return to their roots now that they're facing serious competitioin.

I wonder if I can install Mint/Ubuntu/Debian on it ?

Specs are here : http://www.microsoft.com/Surface/en-US/surface-with-windows-...

It does have intel CPU and 4GB ram. It does have USB port so I guess some one can install a real keyboard. That keyboard looks like fashion designers modified a security control panel. It does not look friendly to people that have to pound on the the qwerty all day.

Essentially,

"But the question remains how many units were available to begin with."