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They laughed at the original Surface RT. But Microsoft persisted, refining the Surface Pro's features and engineering away its flaws through multiple iterations. The proof of success? Just look at all the Surface Pro clones.
After the disastrous launch of the original Microsoft Surface RT, it's hard to imagine that five years later the Surface brand would be attached to a full line of PCs and peripherals that together make up a billion-dollar business for Microsoft.
The Surface Pro 4 is a refined version of the original Surface Pro, which I called "brilliant, quirky, and flawed" in my original review. It's still brilliant and quirky, but the flaws have been mostly engineered away.
In a testament to how well the Surface Pro has defined a category, consider the number of imitators it's spawned, all with their own takes on kickstands and detachable keyboards.
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