[redthrowaway]

Gaming on it would certainly be sub-par with that hardware, and gaming accounts for a good chunk of the high-end PC market.

[adamnemecek]

Because it's obvious that gamers are Surface's prime target.

[redthrowaway]

The question was whether or not it could compete in the desktop/high end market, not whether or not it was targeted at gamers.

[adamnemecek]

For the purposes of those who it is marketed to, yes, yes it could.