@pepsi, You are right for RT version of Surface. Actually they should have removed desktop feature in RT. That is just waste of resource but it is not totally wasteful also. Sometime you might want to see how the processor is doing and how your tablet memory is doing. In those cases you need to have desktop feature. Also, IE in metro version is actually sits idle when you switch to another app just like IOS or Android. If you want to run simultaneous true multitasking then desktop is the only way to go. So these are advantages of Surface RT over IPAD and there might be many more. Of course Retina Display is huge boon for ipad.

Yes you can get better powerful tablet on 800+ price range but you can't get same user experience as surface provides. WIndows 8 OS is optimized for surface hardware and I am quite sure all the Microsoft tester tested windows 8 only for windows 8 OS. So it should be rock solid.

My final point is, Surface is not for those who wants to compare IPAD with surface. Infact, I still believe IPAD is a great product for those non-techie people and it can easily do light weight stuff. But surface is for those who wants productivity out of their tablet.