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Surface Duo - does it matter ?

  It's been a long 9 months since I've decided to write and post anything.    While I'm still a Windows Insider - Windows 10 is pretty boring at this point without much to really report on.   The catalyst for me to jump back on was the announcement / release of the Surface Duo device.  Part of the double announcement back in Oct of 2019 along with the Neo - of dual screen small form factor devices. I have to applaud MS for the effort here.  Of all the attempts at dual screen devices from Samsung, Huawei, Motorola and others - the approach MS has taken makes the most sense to me using hinges vs flexible screens.   It's an elegant looking device and the testing I performed using the emulator platform does show some promise from a general use perspective. At the same time however a few things stick out.  First is the price @ $1,399 for the 128GB model and $1,499 for the 256GB.  That's pretty pricey - I think $1K might have been a better target and I can see that price