Really, are most users really just consumers? Do most users never need word to write a document, create a powerpoint or even just clip an image to share with family?

Most of the time, we may be consumers. How often do we produce data, images, documents etc.? I know for work I am documenting quite often, for classes I am creating content quite often. My wife spends a lot of time just creating icons for her various social networks.

I don't think it's that clear cut.

Most users want a traditional OS, one that has multiple windows you can see at the same time, that may even overlap..

Shock horror. This one window/two window or four window model Microsoft seems fixated on might work fine on the small screen that is a tablet, on large and or multiscreen PC, people want to be able to do more.

I'm assuming this is a piece of content that is purchased through an app that runs on the device, i.e. comixology or whatever.
Apple banning someone from selling something seems an overreach. It's not my device if I can't buy what I want with it...

You can apparently buy it through a web browser on the comixology website and download it, just not buy it from your iPad... weak sauce

Do you have the disk space to hold a few hundred DVDs and Blu-Rays? I sure don't see the point in digitising these things.

I forgot to mention some other biggies. Ripping and burning CDs. Yes, my non-computer savvy 60+ year old relations do this all the time. They would rather create mix CDs than use an mp3 player.
Then there's all the DVDs they watch on their laptop.

Multiple windows and real keyboards and mice and larger displays are biggies that a whole heck of a lot of people need often.

You run full featured copies of word and excel on your iPad? Really? No compromises?

How about using multiple windows at the same time so you can see and interact with them all simultaneously? You know, like a web browser and a word doc?

until they realise they can't do the same cool stuff on their tablet that their laptop can.

This is the same company that said in 2012 that over 350,000,000 PCs were shipped last year now claim only 150,000,000 this year?

I didn't realise microsoft sold that many devices. I thought most of what they sold was software licenses. It's Dell, Sony, HP, Lenovo that sell devices. Aside from xbox and similar things.

tweetdeck for chrome is lacking many features of the AIR app for windows. Such as a list of trending topics as a pane you can select, so you can see them all the time. How stupid

Exactly, I will stick with the company that has their whole business model based in note taking and similar services.

Maybe an extra l there?

My first thought was "how can I trust them with this when they just killed reader?"

Since when did it become illegal to click ?

By click do they mean click or download?