On the Surface, this looks like a marketing ploy for Windows 8

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I think Microsoft has missed the boat here (Microsoft Surface: insanely brilliant or a suicidal folly?). The rate of growth in the tablet market is declining and prices are dropping. OK, Ballmer & ...

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