That's the whole point here- by preventing multitasking it's possible to give every single app massive resources, relative to an Atom chip. No YouTube videos buffering with Skype running in the background and three Word docs fired up.<p>The <i>perceived</i> performance is phenomenal, and that's the whole point. As for native development environments, no one gives a shit outside of HN- that's what Macs are for. Pony up the extra $700 and you're good to go with a MBP.