Microsoft‘s top brass confirmed that the software giant turned tablet maker plans to develop and build more devices.
Speaking to the BBC News’ technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said that the company, which will later today debut the Windows 8-powered Surface tablet, will build more devices under its name. (CNET will be live-blogging Microsoft’s New York event later this morning.)
“Is it fair to say we’re going to do more hardware? Obviously we are. We did our first piece of non-Xbox hardware when we launch the Surface. Where we see important opportunities to set a new standard, yeah, we’ll dive in.”
ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley also wondered whether Microsoft could be planning a 7-inch tablet alongside the bevy of existing smaller, more petite tablets, including the newly unveiled, 7.9-inchApple iPad Mini. During a recent Reddit “Ask me Anything,” the Surface team did not flat-out deny that the software giant would make a “Surface mini,” but equally did not confirm anything either.
In recent weeks, there has been continued speculation that the software giant may distance itself from its pact with Nokia…
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