Microsoft GM: Surface Pro arriving in “coming weeks”

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Thanks to Twitter, now we have an idea for a Surface Pro debut date. On my way to the factory to check out #Surface Pro coming off the line…arriving in the coming weeks. — Panos Panay (@panos_panay) January 15, 2013 That’s a Tweet yesterday from Panos Panay, the general manager of Microsoft’s Surface division. Microsoft… Read More…

Dell exec to Steve Ballmer: Please rename Windows RT

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At least one person wasn’t happy with the way Microsoft was naming its new ARM tablet operating system. Dell vice-chairman Jeffrey Clarke spoke at a conference last week and told a story of how he urged Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer earlier this year to rename Windows RT because it couldn’t run traditional Windows applications. Clarke… Read More…

Microsoft Surface expanding to Staples and other retailers

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Microsoft’s Surface RT will go on sale at Staples as early as tomorrow, the retailer announced today — part of a move by Microsoft to expand the retail footprint for its tablet ahead of the company’s previous schedule. Staples made the announcement this afternoon, in conjunction with news from Microsoft that it was ramping up… Read More…

Microsoft Surface could be in retail stores “within days”

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We knew that the Surface tablet was eventually going to be available in places other than the Microsoft Store, but now it looks like that may happen sooner than anticipated. Paul Thurrott over at windowsitpro.com says that “within days,” the Surface with Windows RT will be sold elsewhere before the holiday season is over. I… Read More…