The jury is still out
Whether this phenomenon of brittle hardware is due to deliberate planned obsolescence, or Microsoft's incompetence.
Because Microsoft has already enforced planned obsolescence on its software, I'm more inclined to believe the former.
Anyhow, buying a Microsoft Surface is just silly. You're paying premium money for a tainted brand which is deluded into thinking that it too can charge Apple's brand premium tax.
If you really want to buy a Windows 10 laptop or convertible tablet, it's far more sensible to buy something from HP, Lenovo etc.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
