a tablet computer built and sold by Microsoft(MSFT), 10" form factor / screen size, runs the windows 8 operating system(o/s), planned product launch is in 2013 Q1, shortly after its older sibling the surface RT w competitors include the apple ipad 4, nexus 10/samsung galaxy 10.1
] plug this in to your big screen HD TV and watch the HD videos that you recorded or the video content that you downloaded, including support for playback of adobe FLASH VIDEOs found on youtube/elsewhere,
] skydrive, ] ms account (sso), ] native apps INTEGRATION w/ services, ] store, ] xbox music, ]
] UNIQUE + design + build QUALITY +++
] UNIQUE magnesium alloy casing, UNIQUE flip stand, UNIQUE OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES detachable keyboards/cover, subjective - beautiful, well made, high quality
] ACCESSORIES-MFG
] touch cover,119 keyboard + touchad, no moving parts, colors
] type cover -129 tactile keys,best ever
[WHY NOT]
] of course there are alwasy some things that it does not do as well as some of the others may ... some things that a little annoying, and here they are in no particular order ...
] price or value
] ...
] operating system
]
] APPS-NATIVE
] lacking - which is NOT really a huge deal, if you dont like msft mail then just use another mail right, well
] ECOSYSTEM - immature
] its NOT on par with "the competition", don't fall into the APP numbers trap, what apps do you use?, will it get there? when?
] APPS-THIRD-PARTY
] quantity =
] quality =
] ???
] ?= design - size
] too large, too heavy, portrait mode BUT it is ] thinner than ipad
] ?= 10pt touch VS 11pt ipad
]
] ?= display -
] 2048x1500 retina sounds > 1920x1080
] ?= rt vs pro
] 500 w/office VS 900 w/out
]
[WHERE]
] to buy
] initially to be sold EXCLUSIVELY in the NEW microsoft stores (of which there are only 30 in north america) and online by microsoft,
] later MSFT announced they would be expanding distribution to retailers including ...
] to use [what]
] ...
[WHEN]
] 2013 Q1 initial product launch
[EXAMPLE]
] what in action
[HOW-TO]
] getting started with [msft surface] a step-by-step guide to working with your device, including ...
] reset
]
[REVIEWS]
] REVIEWS SUMMARY - microsoft surface pro
] summary page of multiple reviews, links to original reviews from multiple sources
[ANALYSIS]
] this tablet VERSUS ipad air
] this tablet VERSUS versus samsung galaxy 12.2
] this tablet VERSUS versus nexus 10
[REFERENCE]
] sospep-objects - microsoft surface PRO
] this page lists the full specifications, and also presents a side by side comparison of the SURFACE specs beside the [IPAD 4] specs
] our notes on tablets, a breakdown of tablet features, a list of tablet models, current, previous and future, tablet reviews and analysis, and more ...
] our notes on tablet operating systems(OS), a breakdown of the major operating systems that are currently available, the features that you will find in each of them, what differentiates one OS from another,