I think both reviews are perfectly objective, but I don't think The Verge one is very good. There is all of 2 paragraph dedicated to the features of Windows 8 t

I think both reviews are perfectly objective, but I don't think The Verge one is very good. There is all of 2 paragraph dedicated to the features of Windows 8 that make it unique (mostly just listing those features), and he only points out the charms bar as something he likes. No discussion of tiles (either the concept of tiles, or "live tiles" specifically). 2 sentences about side-by-side apps. It's ok if the reviewer didn't like these features; but the review should have said such, and specified why. I don't think the review is intentionally biased, I just think it is biased towards the status quo. Instead of reviewing the Surface for what it is and letting the chips fall where they may, he reviewed the Surface based on the features it has common with other tablets, with the question being "how does the Surface compare to the best parts of the iPad and Nexus 7". From that perspective I think the review is fair, but I also think he's reviewing about 60% of what the device can do.