&gt; But that&#x27;s what I mean, fair enough if the screen was too small and kickstand fiddley on the SP2, but the SP3 fixed that completely. But then the goalposts shifted...<p>I see it the other way. The SP2 was too small to use as a laptop so the lack of a proper hinge and keyboard was secondary. SP3 was big enough to use as a proper laptop, so the lack of a proper hinge and keyboard became more glaring.<p>In any case, the whole narrative is a bit revisionist. Here&#x27;s me complaining about the Surface 1&#x27;s lack of &quot;lapability&quot; almost three years ago: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=4869442" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=4869442</a>. It was a common complaint at the time.