Analysis: Windows RT struggles to win admirers

Charlee Gothard
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The Windows RT-based Surface has sold only 'modestly' since its launch, while Microsoft's partners wait for the 'full fat' Surface Pro to appear in the new year. So is the platform's future already in the balance?

When Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admitted that sales of the company’s much-hyped Surface tablet had been “modest”, it did little more than raise a few eyebrows. Then, a few days later, the chief of...

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