The Meanest Microsoft Surface Review Yet
Most of the earlier reviewers didn't wholeheartedly love the tablet, but TechCrunch's MG Siegler just goes full-on Grinch on the thing.
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After taking a little break from the classic Mac-vs- PC wars to punch a little lower (at Samsung), Microsoft has decided to return to its old rivalry, hoping to revive slow Surface tablet sales with a little anti-Apple advertising.
Most of the earlier reviewers didn't wholeheartedly love the tablet, but TechCrunch's MG Siegler just goes full-on Grinch on the thing.
The timing of Windows 8 mastermind Steve Sinofsky's departure is starting to make more sense: Microsoft got the product it wanted out of him (Windows 8) and therefore doesn't need him anymore.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says his new Surface Tablet sales "are starting modestly," he told French newspaper La Perisian. But not all signs point to flop.
So Microsoft had a big fancy event in which they described everything we already knew about Windows 8 and the Surface tablet, without any Foo Fighters or any sky diving stunts, and the tech bloggers are disappointed.
As expected, Microsoft has taken this event to give us reasons to love its new operating system.
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