Microsoft Surface Fails to Impress

GI writes: The Microsoft Surface is the latest gadget touted by Microsoft as they enter a marketplace that’s already saturated and dominated by the competition. Instead of a shoddy MP3 player (see ZUNE), it’s the Microsoft Surface tablet being sold at a price point that is only rivaled by the best-in-class iPad (4th generation), coming with an unproven operating system plus a completely unknown marketplace for apps. The Microsoft Surface fails to impress on many levels, from the interface, to the available apps, to the size and much, much more. The Windows RT edition of the device just doesn’t measure up at all, and the Windows 8 Pro edition has yet to have a price or availability announcement to date.