Almost all your complaints apply to the iPad and other tablets on the market as well - except the apps available in the store, which everyone here acknowledges. You bought a device for about the same price as the iPad or other comparable tablets and are upset that it doesn't do what a laptop can do. Its as simple as that.
The Surface out of the box does everything an iPad can do, plus a lot more that puts it slightly into laptop territory. What Microsoft has added to what a tablet can do is unmatched by its competitors. Its absolutely reasonable for it to be priced similarly - in fact, I would call it a bargain. I get your disappointment with the app marketplace - I'm with you on that, but I think it will come up to speed with time.
The Surface out of the box does everything an iPad can do, plus a lot more that puts it slightly into laptop territory. What Microsoft has added to what a tablet can do is unmatched by its competitors. Its absolutely reasonable for it to be priced similarly - in fact, I would call it a bargain. I get your disappointment with the app marketplace - I'm with you on that, but I think it will come up to speed with time.