Ballmer: Surface sales have started 'modestly'

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Microsoft CEO chooses to talk Surface Pro rather than Surface RT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted that sales of its new Surface RT tablets have started "modestly". Ballmer, who took over from Bill Gates as Microsoft chief in 2000, told French newspape...

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