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The reason for this is two-fold. First, OEMs would be hard pressed to complete against Android tablets that incur zero operating system costs, and IT buyers would balk at paying almost $70 for tablet software that they can get on other platforms either for free, or for under $10. Office suites costing $70 are unheard of on post-PC tablets and startphones.
By slapping a $499 on the Surface tablet Dediu says that Microsoft is pulling in a profit margin similar to that Apple does with the iPad -- about 30 percent -- which works out to be about $150 per tablet. This figure is pretty close to the $120 that Microsoft gets from a PC kited out with Windows and Office.
Dediu says this figure also explains the lack of appetite for "partnerships."
"OEMs which would normally compete on hardware with battery like HP Omnibook 900 Ac Adapter, HP Omnibook 6000 Ac Adapter, HP Omnibook XE Ac Adapter, HP Omnibook XE3 Ac Adapter, HP Omnibook XE2 Ac Adapter, HP Omnibook XE4500 Ac Adapter, HP Omnibook XT6050 Ac Adapter, HP Omnibook XT6200 Ac Adapter, HP Pavilion N6000 Ac Adapter, HP Pavilion XT565 Ac Adapter, HP Pavilion 5170 Ac Adapter, HP Pavilion 3270 Ac Adapter would have to deal with zero margins (or less) after license fees and would be encouraged to cut corners and shave costs, compromising the experience and causing the platform to suffer."
In other words, the only way Microsoft can continue to pull in PC revenues in a post-PC world is to cut out the hardware partners and sell the tablet itself.
We found the screen's autorotate function a little hit-and-miss, even after the System Update utility had supposedly improved its performance with a driver update. If need be, you can toggle autorotation on and off via a button on the bottom right-hand side of the lid, just above the power button.
The 12.5in. screen uses edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass, but the top and sides look a little untidy to our eyes as there's a few millimetres of plastic binding overlaying the glass, and beyond that a metal-effect plastic 'bumper' that cheapens the overall look slightly. The screen itself is a glossy-finish 5-point touchscreen with a resolution of 1,366 by 768 pixels: if you're happy with the moderate pixel density (125ppi), it delivers a sharp, clear image with good viewing angles thanks to the IPS technology used. Some tablet-mode enthusiasts may rue the omission of stylus support though.
The island-style, spill-proof keyboard is as good as you'd expect from a ThinkPad, featuring large, slightly scalloped keys with curved bottom edges that fit the fingers well and deliver a positive action. Above the number row is a row of 16 keys with various system- or Windows 8-related functions; a dozen of these keys double up as F1-F12 via the Fn key.
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