What you describe is an &quot;issue&quot; I have with the Surface Pro 3: I <i>always</i> want to just use the physical keyboard. I eventually put Linux on it and I now use it as a normal laptop, using the touch input only occasionally (admittedly, support for touch within GNOME is worse than even Metro&#x27;s efforts).<p>These hybrid touch devices that have &quot;optional&quot; keyboards can&#x27;t seem to decide what they want to be, and I don&#x27;t think this is actually a software problem in the case of Windows devices which seem capable enough in either &quot;mode.&quot; Rather, I think if people are actually given the <i>option</i> of using a keyboard and a touchpad to do any non-trivial task, I expect most of them will do so. At which point... how is this tablet with a keyboard attached to it worth owning when one can get a small laptop?<p>Even at the height of my &quot;Give Metro a Chance&quot; phase with the SP3, relying exclusively on touch was at best a kind of awkward stopgap until I could position myself to use the physical keyboard. Sticking with touch only makes <i>nothing</i> easier, except in situations where your interactions with the device are limited by your physical surroundings.