Apple's Tim Cook calls Microsoft's Surface Book 'Deluded'

There’s no question that Microsoft’s new Surface Book laptop/tablet hybrid has divided opinion. Some people love it, while others remain unconvinced, especially with regard to the high price and unconventional hinge. It’s very much designed as a rival to the MacBook Pro, and during its launch Microsoft made this clear by declaring its new device to be twice as fast as Apple’s offering.

So is Apple worried about the competition? Not so much. The company’s CEO Tim Cook took a swipe at the device earlier today while talking to students at Trinity College, in Dublin.

"It’s a product that tries too hard to do too much", he said. "It’s trying to be a tablet and a notebook and it really succeeds at being neither. It’s sort of deluded".

(Although the Independent.ie says Tim Cook used the word "Deluded" when describing Surface Book, it's possible he actually said "Diluted", which would make more sense in the context.)

Cook also took the opportunity to push Apple’s newly released iPad Pro, claiming he now only travels with that and an iPhone. But of course.

So what's your view? Is Apple's top man right about the Surface Book? Leave your comments below.