You have done an excellent job of laying out all the pro's that I had on my list for wanting the Surface. It takes using tablets to learn what it is you would like and Microsoft has used that time to fill in those gaps in the current generation of tablets. I also hope that the experiences they gained in manufacturing the XBox will help ensure a good end product with Surface. There is no reason why it shouldn't and I would rather have some faith in something these days then hate on everything.