The Surface Windows RT is Microsoft’s first foray into actually making a personal computer. John Kennedy puts the device through its paces and discovers the software giant kind of has its future sorted.

I didn’t intend to like the Surface RT. I really didn’t. I simply thought it would be Microsoft’s take on Apple’s iPad. The Metro interface with a few apps bolted on. Nope, I was holding out for the Surface Pro because that spoke to me of the promise of true tablet-based computing – the ability to be entertained, informed and be fully productive at the same time.