Microsoft confirms Surfaces coming to non-Microsoft retail outlets
Microsoft is going to expand retail distribution for its Surface tablet/PC devices starting in mid-December, company officials are confirming.
Microsoft is going to expand retail distribution for its Surface tablet/PC devices starting in mid-December, company officials are confirming.
Will Microsoft enter the 7-inch tablet space with an Xbox Surface? That's my guess how Redmond will compete in this segment.
Microsoft's product groups are busy crafting their answer(s) to the Apple iPad. But Microsoft Research is working on slate/tablet-related projects of its own, including a way to add physical keys to the backs of these kinds of mobile-computing devices.
A recent Microsoft patch is not the culprit behind a new battery-drain issue affecting some Surface Pro 3 users, Microsoft says, but a fix is being sought.
The JooJoo/CrunchPad made its debut on December 7 and was largely panned in the process. Microsoft is supposedly working on a new tablet, too, codenamed Courier. I'm not convinced (yet) of any of these devices' appeal, beyond the coolness factor.
I think there's a market for premium, differentiated PC/tablet hybrids that aren't trying to compete primarily on price. I'm hoping Microsoft's Surface proves this category exists.
In spite of numerous leaks indicating an ARM-based Surface was going to be launched at Microsoft's "small gathering" in New York City, no such device materialized. What happened?
Microsoft's CFO said common consumer and business services running on Windows 8 and other devices will give Microsoft leverage against its tablet competitors.
New figures on Microsoft's worldwide tablet share, coming changes to Windows 8 mouse navigation and the release of the System Center Advisor service were all in the news this week.
On the plus side, business users might be able to boot straight to the Desktop in Windows 8. On the minus side, the inability for WOA tablets to join AD domains seems likely.