I might be in the minority here, but Microsoft hasn't "reconciled" a damn thing with the different versions of Windows. Instead of getting a great, consistent experience on multiple devices, they've gotten a half-baked, schizophrenic experience on them.

I don't know why you need to reconcile them.

Should MS reconcile the XBox with the PC?

I think because the overlap between the usage of a tablet and a PC is so great, people think there should be some sort of convergence.

So long as everything uses the same methods of communication, file formats, protocols etc everything will be ok.

For most people, software is also solved. Everything is a web app. So what's really missing?

> Should MS reconcile the XBox with the PC?

Uhh. We have. A while ago. The Xbox One ran Windows 8 until IIRC last year when it got upgraded to Windows 10. UWP apps are just that, universal across PCs, phones, Xbox One and HoloLens.

That's not really what I meant.

You don't buy an Xbox and then write essays or do your taxes on it do you?

You play games and maybe watch some movies. Doesn't matter that Excel will launch.

Tablet "mode" does not make a seamless tablet experience.

Case in point: I'm an IT guy meeting another vendor in the field mid-day. He pulls a dead surface from his bag and is now looking for an outlet, I pull my iPad, which hasn't been charged in a week, and it's at %20 but still good for the rest of the day.

What good is a mobile computer with a dead battery?

Your point makes no sense. If I didnt recharge my iPad it would be just as dead.

Not to mention, the surface takes weeks to die while hibernating