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Microsoft, looking to catch up to rivals, could soon be putting out its own 7-inch tablet.
latimes.com (1 month and 12 days ago)
Chasing the likes of the iPad Mini, Microsoft plans to launch a 7-inch version of its Surface tablet this year.
palmbeachpost.com (1 month and 12 days ago)

Microsoft’s highly anticipated Surface Pro with Windows 8 will be on sale Saturday starting at $899 and will test the company’s viability in the tablet market after the failure of the Surface RT. The Surface Pro tablet has an Intel Core i5 processor. It can also be used as a PC when a keyboard is attached. The tablet has a 10.6-inch screen and includes the Type Cover...
pcworld.com (3 months and 15 days ago)

Microsoft’s Surface tablets have been a mixed bag. The Pro version is a beast of a tablet, with slick hardware and Ultrabook power. But the RT model has a barren app selection and a confusing, bipolar operating system. With this less-than-stellar launch, it’s no surprise that Microsoft has something new in the oven: a smaller 7-inch Surface tablet...
gizmag.com (1 month and 13 days ago)

A new Microsoft ad has taken a direct jab at Apple, the latest salvo in the tense tablet war between the two tech giants.
dailymail.co.uk (1 day ago)

MICROSOFT is moving to bolster its new tablet fleet as declining sales of PCs create concerns around sales of Windows 8.
news.com.au (1 month and 13 days ago)
Microsoft's work on the Surface tablet will benefit - not alienate - its hardware partners, according to Peter S. Klein, Microsoft's chief financial officer.
pcmag.com (3 months and 10 days ago)
Microsoft has made an about-face in the global tablet market, turning zero Windows 8 OS shipments into 3 million units in one year.
pcmag.com (29 days ago)
Microsoft and its newest Windows 8 operating system have had a rough go since the software first released in October -- unfortunately, the bad press for Windows 8 and the company's Surface tablet continued on Friday when a key executive at Samsung spoke out against Microsoft's latest offerings.
ibtimes.com (2 months and 15 days ago)

Being behind in a market sucks, and it's understandable to want to lash out at the top dog, as Microsoft has shown it's willing to do with Google in search and email, and now with Apple in tablet computers. A brand new Surface ad pits the iPad against Microsoft's Windows 8 tablet, in an attempt to show how much more versatile the Surface is vs. the iOS device.
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