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I have a few problems with this sort of blog post, which i'll share with you now Internet.

Windows may be a "key disappointing detail" to the author, since he's apparently from The Future, but none of us have used it yet, so who knows what the software will bring to the party.
WinXP had Tablet edition and while MS doesn't appear to be headed towards repeating that sort of segmentation, you can better believe that there will be driver packs and associated utilities that improve the tablet experience.

I think that if you are looking at this from the consumer perspective, then MS's track record isn't all that great. The 360 and Zune are great devices but each have their own problems. Surface is awesome but they haven't been able, or maybe wanted, to shrink it down and make it plausible for the home.

If you're Microsoft and you're focused on Corporate, then this sounds like a great device. The previous generation's tablets are in wide use in healthcare and data entry is one of the areas that the stylus helps a ton. Off the top of my head, I can think of other applications like photo editing/retouching or drawing where people will want the precision of a stylus. I'm sure there are others.
Would i want to use one all the time? No. Definitely not, been there done that.
Do i want the option? You betcha.

I look forward to whatever innovations Apple will bring to the table because the rising tide helps all. That said, assuming that their solution will be better than all others that have and will be announced, is pretty foolish. Apple's record isn't perfect because as it turns out, they're human too.

Apple isn't the only company with tablets. HP and Dell showed off its slate concepts at CES '10, but their demo's left us with so many questions. HP's CTO Phil McKinney at least reveals a bit more about his company's offering. But hopefully he's out of the loop a bit and HP actually has more planned...