> Often times web browsers are to blame for this. I have seen more than 1 browser keep my laptop from sleeping if there is some sort of embedded video content open in a tab somewhere.
I use Chrome and the same electron apps (like Teams and VSCode) on both my macbook and surface book. macOS still handles this much better.
> I have done very serious work with a stylus in OneNote [...]
That's good to know. Maybe I'll try it again if I'm doing something similar. I tried to use it for software diagrams and had a bad experience.
> Windows is not some sort of developer wasteland.
This is true. I started my development career using Visual Studio and powershell, but I've since moved to a *nix style of programming and I feel more productive for it. Right now I'm writing mostly C++ with some C# and TS.
> Also if you at at Microsoft, with MSIT managed hardware, you are not getting the end user upgrade experience
You're right, I'll update my original comment to make this clear.
> Install one of the utilities[0][1] that add more multi-desktop shortcuts.
Thanks, I'll try this. It's a bummer the out of box experience isn't better.
> None of your actual complaints appear to be about the Surface Book
I have had hardware issues around going into/out of tablet mode. It seems to run hotter and louder than I would have expected. The hardware is bulky (especially with that hinge.) Battery life (not just the lack of suspend) isn't great. Trackpad isn't as smooth as a mac. But you're right, those are lower order to me than the Windows issues.
I use Chrome and the same electron apps (like Teams and VSCode) on both my macbook and surface book. macOS still handles this much better.
> I have done very serious work with a stylus in OneNote [...]
That's good to know. Maybe I'll try it again if I'm doing something similar. I tried to use it for software diagrams and had a bad experience.
> Windows is not some sort of developer wasteland.
This is true. I started my development career using Visual Studio and powershell, but I've since moved to a *nix style of programming and I feel more productive for it. Right now I'm writing mostly C++ with some C# and TS.
> Also if you at at Microsoft, with MSIT managed hardware, you are not getting the end user upgrade experience
You're right, I'll update my original comment to make this clear.
> Install one of the utilities[0][1] that add more multi-desktop shortcuts.
Thanks, I'll try this. It's a bummer the out of box experience isn't better.
> None of your actual complaints appear to be about the Surface Book
I have had hardware issues around going into/out of tablet mode. It seems to run hotter and louder than I would have expected. The hardware is bulky (especially with that hinge.) Battery life (not just the lack of suspend) isn't great. Trackpad isn't as smooth as a mac. But you're right, those are lower order to me than the Windows issues.