I still think it was a huge misstep to push Windows down the tablet route. If they wanted that sort of device they should have extended the phone operating system to it. It really does feel like the worst of both worlds.
Windows CE had a really nice developer experience IMO. Visual Basic worked on it! Knocking together basic data entry mobile apps was within the range of anyone who can do advanced Excel.
This might be of questionable value to "real" developers but the business value of this type of power is immense and gets things done that would be unaffordable to do today.
