Lately, there has been a lot of talk about how much free space is left on a Surface Pro and how much better Apple’s MacBook Air is with it’s free space. Ed Bott has gone through and taken a deep look at both systems and not only how much free space is involved, but how each company measures their space to begin with. Who is deceiving who with this missing space, and is it that big of a difference? Read the article. It’s very interesting and revealing.

Microsoft has been absolutely pummeled in the press and in reader comments this week by pundits and customers alike. They feel cheated by the amount of free storage space available to them on the new line of Surface Pro devices.

But is that criticism fair or even valid?