Despite Android device makers’ best efforts, Apple has ruled the tablet market for years with its iPad line. But one of the company’s oldest rivals will soon come knocking, and this week it showed off just how it plans to enter the tablet scene. Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system will be built with tablets in mind — that much has been known for many months. However, Microsoft on Monday revealed it’s also going to fight on the hardware front, producing both a thin and light tablet as well as a thicker, heavier version running a full desktop edition of Windows 8.
Loading ...
Will iPad Scratch the Surface, or Vice Versa?
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani June 20, 2012 05:00 AMDespite Android device makers’ best efforts, Apple has ruled the tablet market for years with its iPad line. But one of the company’s oldest rivals will soon come knocking, and this week it showed off just how it plans to enter the tablet scene. Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system will be built with tablets in mind — that much has been known for many months. However, Microsoft on Monday revealed it’s also going to fight on the hardware front, producing both a thin and light tablet as well as a thicker, heavier version running a full desktop edition of Windows 8.