The New Yorker finally comes to Windows 8

After months of promises, Next Issue has added The New Yorker to its stable of magazines. And that means I’m one step closer to being able to leave behind my iPad and use the Surface Pro as my only tablet.

Not that I have anything against the iPad, mind you. The iPad is great for consuming content, but I need an actual PC and and would rather carry around two devices (a phone and tablet) than three (phone and two tablets). And I’ve always believed that the more familiar you become with a tool, the more useful it becomes. I’ve been using my Surface a lot this week for freelance work and have found it becoming instrumental to my routine.

The two big pieces missing from the puzzle are better versions of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Both of these apps look great on the Surface, but neither has offline access, and the WSJ seems not to have all of the stories in the print and iPad versions — the daily A-Hed feature is missing from the Windows version on most days, for example.

Now, if only Microsoft would take my previous suggestion to heart.