Microsoft Incorporation is now trying to develop a new lineup of Surface Tablets, including a big innovation & a competitor to the iPad Mini and Kindle Fire in form of a 7-inch version, which is expected to move to mass production later this year, Wall Street Journal Reports.
One the inner people revealed that "7-inch tablets weren’t part of the company’s strategy last year, but Microsoft executives realized they needed a response to the rapidly growing popularity of smaller tablets like Google Inc.’s 7-inch Nexus, which was announced last summer, and the 7.9-inch iPad Mini introduced by Apple Inc. last October.”
It was also rumoured that the Microsoft will also release a gaming focused 7-inch Xbox Surface Tablet last year. But i am sure that these two products will be completely different.
Also, small tablets (under 8-inches) accounted for half of all the shipments in the fourth quarter, according to IDC. It is also given that how much cheaper smaller tablets tend to be — ranging from $200 for the Kindle Fire and Nexus 7, to $329 for the iPad Mini — they’ll definitely end up taking over much of the market over the next few years. Microsoft simply can’t afford to wait on developing an inexpensive small tablet.
Additionally, Microsoft is still testing & working on a Surface phone, though component suppliers aren’t able to confirm if it will ever be released. We’ve heard a Surface phone could appear this year, especially if Windows Phone 8 fails to catch on with consumers.
Please Give your thoghts on it. We are eagerly waiting. Thanks!
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