By what metrics is it a failure? Because when I last looked at Microsoft&#x27;s financial statements, their revenue was up due to the Surface (Profit was down for unrelated reasons).<p>I&#x27;m assuming you haven&#x27;t used a Surface Pro but you can mark my words now, Apple will release a direct copy of the Surface within 3 years. The iPad Pro is a glorified iPad and will be utterly unusable for doing anything professional, so it&#x27;s not a copy at this stage.