Joshua Topolsky:
There is a gray area that exists for me with the iPad. I love using it to read, to browse the web, to share content, to occasionally create content. But there is a moment when I have to put the iPad down and grab my laptop. I travel with both. I keep both nearby when I’m at home. And I think this is true for a lot of people (it’s certainly true for a lot of people I know in the tech press).
After Microsoft’s announcement yesterday, I can actually envision a situation where I’m not traveling with two devices, or sitting on my couch with two devices, or running to grab my laptop from my office upstairs. The Surface makes sense, and it drives home Microsoft’s previously vague intentions with Windows 8.
This was might thought exactly — if the Surface becomes a production device, it could be a disruption in the tablet place.