I think it's a great idea by Microsoft. Simple but brilliant. I have little doubt this thing will sell like hotcakes because it's simply a more portable laptop. Think about all the people who love to bring their laptops on their trips, and do work while on the airplane, but can't because of the size. This is that perfect bridge. Maybe it can't compete against Apple with their app catalogue, but this thing if priced well, will definitely sell well with their full OS on it as opposed to the iOS interface on the iPad.
They definitely built a winner from the looks of it. The only thing I question is why announce it now, and say we'll release it in a few months? It really takes the buzz out of it. RIM did the same thing with the PB and we all know how that ended. They should have announced this in a few months and said it will be available in 2 weeks. Take a page out of Apple's marketing and do it right.
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