Where Microsoft failed with tablets was trying to shoehorn desktop Windows onto a device with a touch interface. I'm planning to ditch my iPhone soon but I sti

Where Microsoft failed with tablets was trying to shoehorn desktop Windows onto a device with a touch interface. I'm planning to ditch my iPhone soon but I still consider it to be the biggest disruptive event in mobile history since middle class people started carrying cell phones. It really did set the standard, and also proved that there was room for a brand new ecosystem of applications that was done correctly (who else would use Obj-C otherwise?). They just naturally followed their success into the tablet market.