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Seen through this philosophy, the new MacBook Pro and its Touch Bar interface fit perfectly. If you want a touch-based device, get an iPad. And thereвЂ™s a horizontal control surface-a table or desk or the base of a laptop-that you use for input and control. ThereвЂ™s a vertical display surface, more or less up and down, right in front of you. What defines a computer, theyвЂ™ll say, is that itвЂ™s made up of two perpendicular surfaces. Apple has steadfastly resisted adding touchscreens to the Mac, and when you ask the companyвЂ™s executives why, they have been remarkably consistent on this point for the past few years. This weekвЂ™s introduction of the Surface Studio-think of an iMac that can be folded down onto your desk and used as a gigantic iPad-is perhaps the most impressive iteration of that belief to date.ДЄpple, in contrast, believes that touchscreen interfaces are great and computers are great and theyвЂ™re not the same thing. Microsoft believes that traditional computer interfaces and modern mobile-device touchscreen interfaces should be melded together, blurring the lines between tablet and PC. Neither philosophy is unreasonable, and both are rooted in rational decisions based on the strengths and weaknesses of their businesses. This week highlighted the fundamental differences between the product philosophies of Apple and Microsoft. However, if youвЂ™re after a powerful laptop for doing creative work on, then the MacBook Pro is the clear winner here.Warning: This story has not been updated in several years and may contain out-of-date information.

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If you want a powerful tablet that can run Windows 10 apps and can double as a laptop, the Surface Pro 7 is definitely worth considering. While the Surface Pro 7 is a perfectly fine Windows tablet, it canвЂ™t really compete with the MacBook Pro, especially the excellent new MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020), and its comparisons arenвЂ™t really fair вЂ“ and donвЂ™t hold up to much scrutiny. We love it when brands get a bit feisty with each other, but we feel this ad is a bit of a miss. With the M1 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, you can now run many iOS apps and games natively on the laptops, opening up access to thousands of great mobile games that the Surface Pro 7 is unable to run. If Microsoft meant mobile apps, then the MacBook Pro has an advantage.

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Even the highest end Surface Pro 7 couldnвЂ™t run AAA PC games. However, would we want to play them on a Surface Pro 7? No, to be honest.

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There are far more games available on PC than Mac at the moment. On the gaming front, Microsoft does have a point. The Surface Pro 7 comes in a variety of configurations, and while the highest-end models (which are also the most expensive) come with an Intel Core i7 and 16GB of RAM, and can rival the MacBook Pro, there are also other configurations that are decidedly less powerful.ДЄpple has also done a good job of making sure that existing apps run on its new M1-powered laptops, so a MacBook Pro should offer almost the same amount of apps as the Surface Pro 7. Microsoft also suggests that the Surface Pro 7 is more powerful, can run all your favorite apps, and is better for gaming.ДЄgain, these claims donвЂ™t always hold up. And why would Apple bundle in a stylus if you couldnвЂ™t use it with the laptop anyway?

If you buy the tablet-only Surface Pro 7, then you too are вЂњstuck with what youвЂ™ve gotвЂќ.ДЄlso, the MacBook Pro has never been touted as anything other than a laptop for professionals, so attacking it for not being a 2-in-1 device isnвЂ™t really fair. It also sells the Surface Pro 7 on its own, as a tablet вЂ“ which the ad doesn't mention. For a start, only some Surface Pro 7 bundles come with the stylus and removable keyboard. ItвЂ™s here that MicrosoftвЂ™s points fall a bit flat. In the ad, Microsoft also points out that the Surface Pro 7 comes with a stylus and detachable keyboard, and is therefore a more flexible option compared to the MacBook Pro, which is a traditional laptop which means, according to Microsoft, that вЂњyouвЂ™re kind of stuck with what youвЂ™ve gotвЂќ. However, Apple would surely point out that MacBook Pros are traditional laptops aimed at professionals, so touchscreens arenвЂ™t that important. The fact that MacBooks donвЂ™t come with touchscreens, when many of its competitors do, is also a fair point.