You can get stuck waiting for upgrades because the tech world is moving quickly to improve what is made. If people want to upgrade, or even buy a new unit, they can do so knowing that they have the latest and greatest out there, while saving up for whatever is next. If you're correct though about the Broadwell, then that might mean a new Surface Pro isn't going to be released for another year (why have 2 Pro's essentially running the same processor.) Let people upgrade now when they have everything saved up, the Pro 3 looks like a fantastic device, and let Microsoft, and any other tech giant, do what they do best, improve and add more features for the next round. Is it a handicap? Na. The Surface Pro 3 is still the best machine out there currently.