I have to agree about the lack of a compelling use case for the ARM version of Surface. The Surface Pro, which is non-ARM and runs the desktop version of Window

I have to agree about the lack of a compelling use case for the ARM version of Surface. The Surface Pro, which is non-ARM and runs the desktop version of Windows 8, so it can run "legacy" Windows 7 programs, but the drawbacks are that it has worse battery life and costs another $400 more. At that point why not just get a laptop. I actually think Windows 7 is great, it is the most useful, customizable, business-appropriate, and non-broken version of Windows in a while. I was really impressed with Microsoft when I got my corporate box updated to Windows 7 and Office 2010. I thought they were on the right track. But with Windows 8 they tried to fix something that wasn't broken, and abandoned their core market in the process. They really should have forked their OS product line. Windows 8 RT should have been called "Windows Touch" for tablets and phones, and they should have continued to iterate Windows 7 as "Windows Desktop" for business/productivity users. There is no need for Windows 8/Metro/Modern/whatever on a desktop computer, because vertical touch screens do not work ergonomically.