Microsoft wants your tablet to be your total solution and just because Apple can't do it, doesn't mean that someone else can't either -- your roses colored glasses deceive you John.

Well, hey, maybe given the extra time, Microsoft will solve some of the blindingly obvious flaws inherent in this idea. Maybe it'll take so long for Windows 8 to come out that mobile processors will eat office productivity suites for breakfast by then. But let's just say the Macalope is skeptical that Microsoft, after spending a decade trying to put lipstick on the pig that is full-blown Windows on a tablet, will finally be able to deliver something that not only allows users to have their cake and eat it, too, but also gives them a big slice of free pie.

It's possible. It's just not very likely.

Holesgrove finishes with a collection of hackneyed swipes at the iPad, Apple, John Gruber, and stupid Apple fans who buy "overpriced" hardware--none of which are worth going into. Apparently the play is to wait for months for Microsoft to deliver something instead of gaining the utility of an iPad . Otherwise you're a rose-colored-glasses-wearing Apple fan who overpays for blah blah blah zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Ultimately, Holesgrove's argument isn't any different than what we've been hearing for years: Apple's solution, available today, is limited compared to what Microsoft will ship sometime later. The Macalope's said it before, but it's always amazing how presently available Apple products continue to pale against future products from Microsoft.