I'm not being judged by the color of my device, it's more so that people tell me the dark titanium colored RT works really nicely in my line of work "compared to some of the other tablets". It's not the color of the tablet, if any judging would happen it would probably be for using a tablet in the first place, that's why I prefer the more subtle color, many dont even realize it' a device and not one of those folders many of my coworker use.
There's time and place for everything, but I think many of you are sorta missing the point. It's much like business men don't wear bright pink suits to work typically. I'm pretty sure most of them manage just fine without feeling like they get judged over colors or having a terrible environment to work and live in. It's no different here, there are some "standards" to most things in life and while a SP3 looks right at home in a university lecture class, it just wouldn't look as home in front of the altar in a church compared to the darker colored Surfaces, IMO.
Also, I think it's a bit silly to even talk much about color per se. SP3 isn't any special color, really. My bright green Lumia 930 has color. The SP3, while super stylish, is pretty much the go-to color of a high end tech device. So already from that PoV I think the dark titanium was cooler, it was somethig much more original than the coloring on Surface 2 and Surface Pro 3 and in some ways it feels like Microsoft was trying to ride the Apple-train with that decision (much like Apple tried to ride the Lumia train with 5c
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Or if the business man comparison didn't work, lets take wedding as an example. Nobody cares if you wear jeans and t-shirt 99% of your life, but it isn't exactly correct to show up at a wedding dressed up like that.
There's no rule saying I can't use an aluminum colored tablet during mass, but neither is there a rule against a folder that is pink and covered with unicorns and hello kitty, but I still think it's not quite appropriate for the occasion. Now SP3 wouldn't be bad by any means, but it does stand out more than I'd like it to at least compared to the old color. Now the problem comes when I could get the better color device with better specs for cheaper, but I really do like the thinner and lighter device with better pen, kick stand, aspect ratio.....