Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Surface Pro Gets Panned

Mary Jo Foley wrote on ZDNet, “The Pro is definitely snappier and more ‘performant’ (to use a bit of Microspeak). … I keep scratching my head over who Microsoft expects to buy the Surface Pro. It’s not as good of a tablet, in terms of weight/battery life, as the Surface RT is. But it’s also not as good of a Windows 8 PC as other OEM-produced devices, coming in at lower price points with better battery life and other specs.”

And here is one more critique of the Surface Pro by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), from Steve Kovach, who writes for Business Insider:

“The Surface Pro has some impressive hardware specs for such a unique form factor. It can go toe-to-toe with any other thin and light laptop. (But) you can’t rest the Surface Pro comfortably on your lap without it flopping around. You can’t adjust the angle of the screen when it’s propped on a table with the built-in kickstand. You need to spend at least another $100 to get the full laptop-like experience with one of the special keyboard covers. At 10 inches, the screen feels a bit small for traditional desktop computing. The cheapest model only has 23 GB of free storage, so you’ll have to buy a separate memory card because you’ll definitely need more than that.”

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