For 90% of computing needs for the average joe, you're right.
Hillarious, Mr. IT Awesomeness, that you admit that for most people this is enough. So I guess you're real point is that only the 10% that do REAL computing need to have anything at all and the rest of the people shouldn't have any device or should have something way over-powered for their needs. You may call it a useless, but whether it is perfect of not for you (and nothing out there is), it meets a need and does so well enough for many. Sure, the Surface is not a hit, but I find it enough for basic road computing while traveling a lot to third-world countries where over-powered laptops are a bigger pain and liability than benefit in computing power. Sorry for not being power-hungry in my needs right now. I do realize that your job depends on people needing more computers and not less. Get perspective on other needs of other people around the world and see that there are places where devices outside of your inventory can be great for other people doing other things.
Real Programmers don't write in FORTRAN. FORTRAN is for pipe stress freaks and crystallography weenies. FORTRAN is for wimp engineers who wear white socks.