The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant unveiled a family of home-brewed tablets to rival Apple’s iPad at an extremely hush-hush event here in Los Angeles shrouded in mystery and speculation. Microsoft is taking a huge leap with a mobile-friendly tablet, built on its new Window 8 operating system, which rolls out this fall. The Microsoft Surface [...]
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