"For the first time in its history, Microsoft is taking PC hardware as seriously as it does software. The software giant is coming around to a maxim that archrival Steve Jobs always held dear—that the best technologies come about from the tight integration of code and manufacturing, and that no company can afford to focus on just one half of that equation." - Kevin (aka ThreadKilla) from Bookmarklet

It's a little too early to tell if this is the product that finally makes Microsoft "cool." But it's certainly a step in the right direction. It's also a legitimate effort to make something that stands apart from the iPad while competing with it directly, unlike the me-too Android tablets currently on the market. I find myself in the odd position of actually rooting for Microsoft. - Kevin (aka ThreadKilla)