>As an example, you can browse the file system, Yes, unlike the iPad you can access the filesystem OOTB. >run desktop apps, No, you can't. Office and (I thi

>As an example, you can browse the file system, Yes, unlike the iPad you can access the filesystem OOTB. >run desktop apps, No, you can't. Office and (I think) Notepad and Paint are the only desktop apps you can run on the Surface with Windows RT. >The other thing I came away with was that Microsoft is open and Apple is closed. Why can't I plug a microSD card into any Apple product? Why can't I plug in a USB device? You can plug your camera into the Surface (it's a host) and download pictures to your local machine. You can't use an SD card as additional storage, but you can import pictures from a camera over USB or directly from an SD card, using the $30 camera connection kit. The USB port on the camera connection kit can be used for other purposes as well, for example MIDI keyboards: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Pwa3SbFFE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Pwa3SbFFE Not the same as having a USB port included, but the iPad is more capable than you make it out to be.