That&#x27;s odd.  Many people who have a Surface, myself included, consider the design elegant, sharp, and very appealing.  I certainly find my Surface Book to be considerably nicer looking than products from another major vendor that is extremely popular here at HN.  Surface products with their magnesium finish and crisp angles have a sleek high-end look that doesn&#x27;t employ design refrains I find unseemly such as tapering edges and glowing logos.<p>To put it in your words, I had a strong emotional response to the design of the Surface Book and its unique hinge.  It&#x27;s not more of the same and it looks great.<p>Many of us fans of Windows Phone have picked up Lumia 950s because they are what is available today, but they were <i>not</i> designed by Panos Panay&#x27;s Surface team.  We are clamoring for an upcoming rumored &quot;Surface Phone&quot; that may have the Surface design motif which so many of us prefer.  So the 950 feels like a stop-gap that was released to satiate fans as Panay&#x27;s team cooks up something more interesting.<p>As a Windows Mobile user, I&#x27;d run Android apps if they were available, of course.  But I don&#x27;t really care if they&#x27;re not.  I have the apps I use (phone, messaging, maps, e-mail, browser, Twitter, news, calendar, Netflix, Kindle, photos, stocks, weather, music, podcasts) and one I&#x27;m starting to really enjoy: Continuum.  So sure, running Android apps might allow me to enjoy the latest food delivery or clothing sharing service from Silicon Valley, but... meh.  I&#x27;ll pass.