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Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro tablet-laptop gets bad reviews

The Microsoft Surface with Withdows 8 Pro. The

Photo credit: Screenshot | The Microsoft Surface with Withdows 8 Pro. The latest Surface runs on an Intel Corp chip and features the full Windows 8 Pro operating system, which Microsoft hopes will make the device attractive to people who want to produce as well as consume material.

U.S. tech writers have given Microsoft Corp's new Surface tablet-laptop hybrid largely negative reviews, casting a shadow over the software group's hopes to take a bite out of sales of Apple Inc's iPad and MacBook Air.

The latest Surface runs on an Intel Corp chip and features the full Windows 8 Pro operating system, which Microsoft hopes will make the device attractive to people who want...

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