Review: Surface mostly bridges work-play divide

 

I have been conditioned just like any other consumer to expect certain things from certain companies. When it comes to tablets, I expect Apple's to look and feel amazing, Google's to seamlessly blend online services such as Gmail and search and Amazon's to have easy access to its online storage.

So when Microsoft came out with its first tablet computer, the Surface, I wanted and expected a machine that is good for work. After all its Windows operating system runs most of the world's computers particularly in corporate environments.

The Surface is Microsoft's first attempt at a general-purpose computer. In the past, it made the software and left it to other companies to make the machines. But to catch the tablet wave led by Apple's iPad, Microsoft felt it needed to make its own device.

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