[OT] Extra time spent

[Nick Sabalausky via Digitalmars-d]

On 6/2/2014 7:24 PM, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
> On Monday, 2 June 2014 at 18:19:30 UTC, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>> Something like the Surface Pro could actually be good though, if it
>> wasn't running Win8, cost less, had sufficient IO ports (with no
>> idiotic connector dongles),
>
> Yeah, my brother has one of those and it didn't look half bad to me, but
> still, meh, work can wait till I'm back in the office!

A friend of mine (not a techie) has a (non-Pro) Surface and loves it. 
Interestingly, the main thing he loves about it is the fact that it has 
a real Windows desktop (well, more or less), which is exactly the main 
thing mobile devices have been obsessively trying to avoid (because 
Apple made them think they all have to).

Win8 aside, the Surface's basic idea is exactly what I always thought 
tablets should be: Usable as a tablet, but with a real UI, USB, and a 
flip-out keyboard that can also fold over to protect the screen. It's 
just what makes sense. Too bad it has some deal-breaking problems in the 
details. Oh well, at least it's a step in the right direction though, 
unlike iDroid. What we really need is something that hits the sweet-spot 
between 1. traditional laptop (plus optional dock), 2. traditional 
tablet and 3. netbook.