The New York Times published their review of the Surface Pro 2 & Surface 2 today.

Even though the author, Bob Tedeschi, is an Apple developer, he gave the next generation Surfaces a relatively objective look and was fairly positive about both devices.

It is amazing what can be accomplished with David Pogue finally leaving the New York Times.

I am looking forward to Walt Mossberg leaving the Wall Street Journal too.

Here are some pull-quotes: But the second iteration of the Surface, which went on sale in late October, most of those downers have been addressed. The new Surface includes Outlook, an upgraded battery, a kickstand with two viewing angles instead of just one and faster USB ports, and other goodies. It has roughly the same thickness and weight as the iPad it weighs 1.5 pounds without the cover and the overall screen size is 10.6 inches, giving it slightly more viewing space.

With a Type Cover, it feels similar in your hands to an iPad with...

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