...I was allowed to spend only about 90 seconds with Microsoft's new tablet device. Even that brief time was circumscribed. I was only permitted to touch the device while the machine was powered off. Microsoft representatives were happy to show off the device, but they didn't let me actually use the new tablet.

And yet you love it. So much for the critical mind of the technology pundit.

That should be embarrassing to you.

At long last, the PC industry has some real hardware competition. And whether the Surface wins or loses, Microsoft is finally in the game.

Uh ... be in the game. In the fall. Theoretically. You know Microsoft didn't actually ship these things yet, right?