Nothing inherently wrong with a Surface, but you’re also buying in to an “ecosystem” there, too. Just the one from Microsoft (not my cuppa tea). And just because “[t]he vast majority of iPad owners do little more that watch videos and facetime, play games, etc...” (citation ?) doesn’t mean they’re not capable of a lot…
Nothing inherently wrong with a Surface, but you’re also buying in to an “ecosystem” there, too. Just the one from…