Windows 8 Tablet OS Is Just Windows 7 With a New Skin | Gadget Lab | Wired.com: The tile-based touch interface makes the iPad look old and dusty. The live info that can be seen at a glance, and the fast switching between apps is very slick. So is the split view, which lets you drag a second app in from the side and — after a pause — the existing app shifts over and makes space. Thus you can run two apps concurrently, which is enough to get most multitasking tasks done.
I’m also impressed by the thumb keyboard, an option which splits the QWERTY keyboard into two parts and shrinks them into the corners of the screen. I wish for this every time I use my iPad while standing up.