Yes Tablet fans - he's gone off his rocker and is resetting (again). The SP11-S is being fixed by Microsoft and will be back here next week. The return for the SP11-I is in the works. An M4 MacBook Air (16gb/1tb) will be here in the morning and I will once again try the all Apple life. I know it will work (have my Time Machine backup as proof) and I am giving up the arm wrestling with Satya for arm wrestling Tim/Craig/Joz...
Even after posting my note about the apocalyptical Gruber article this morning, I want off the Microsoft rollercoaster. As Bronsky and most of the old-timers here will attest, this will likely last until MS releases the 11" Surface Pro, but this recent battle with the two different versions of Surface Pro 11 has really taken it out of me. I don't know for sure whether I will dstrauss the SP11-S (love that 5g option) to ItWorthMore, because keeping it in reserve may outweigh the $750 I'll get for it from them (I am NOT going back to FleaBay for a sale).
PS - on that "privacy thingy" between Microsoft and Apple, I think Apple's store may be a spying bugger. I've been putting various configurations of the M4 MacBook Air in my Bag for a few days now, and they are always 8-15 days out before delivery. Switching around again and tried the 16gb/1tb configuration, and suddenly it was "available" for delivery tomorrow for free. That hooked the shark and I pressed Check Out instantly - after closing out I went back in and put that same SKU in my bag again, and it was 12 days out to ship! Does that mean I got the last one in the warehouse five minutes earlier, or did they just bait me to close the deal after so many false starts? 🤔😶😯
Did someone question my mental health lately???
UPDATE - Looks like Apple store privacy issue was blown out of proportion. About an hour later I was able to log back in and put another 16gb/1tb into my bag with delivery tomorrow. Seems this is a "feature" to either keep you from accidentally reordering the same SKU or drawing down limited supplies through volume purchasing. My money's on the latter as this was Apple's reaction to complaints about the Wild West mess years ago when orders opened at a given time and scalpers tried to buy up the supply for high premium resales overseas (before the "new" pre-order system) ...
04/05/25 FINAL UPDATE
Yes, final update, coming from my M4 MacBook Pro. The last straw came this week, when another M$ update blew away VueScan so I couldn't scan documents on the Canon R40 again. Did a delete and reinstall and got it working, but I am just tired of the constant battle for my computer. Yes, Apple has a lot of guardrails and even more "their way" deadhand weight, but in most instances when I make a system change it sticks. When I tell them "No iCloud now" that sticks. When I tell M$ "No Onedrive now" it tries again with the next patch Tuesday, that stinks.
FYI - I love the svelte design and power of the M4 MacBook Air (although to me "blue" just looks "silver') but the deal I got from Best Buy is too good to passs up - they matched Amazon's price on the 16gb/1tb M4 MacBook Pro ($1589) and because I'm a BB Total Mmeber threw in two years of Apple Care+. That's $10 LESS than the 15" MBA with same specs, and $189 MORE than the 13" MBA. AND - I get the superior mini LED screen, more ports, and better thermals. That was still a hard choice because I love the lightest gear I can get. So instead of a 2.7 lbs SP11 5g, I'm "settling" for #4.4 lbs of M4 MacBook Pro and M1 iPad Pro.