Microsoft’s first Surface Pro 3 ad shows how a tablet can replace your laptop

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Microsoft today released the first ad for its new Surface Pro 3 tablet-laptop hybrid. In 30 seconds, the company manages to show off quite a few features, including the pen, the kickstand, detachable keyboard, USB port, and Microsoft Office:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTo5DfBtWkY

As my colleague Roberto Baldwin put it, “Oh good. It tells you what it does instead of stupid dancing.” This is a good trend. Even the Surface Pro 3 trailer was well done, in our humble opinion.