If Apple
Sources are telling the Taiwanese tech publication, which often has an early read on what Asian supply chains are up to, that Microsoft is working with Texas Instruments
What are you thinking, Mr. Softy?
Any tablet that doesn't come from the Cupertino fruit company has failed to live up to the hype. The Galaxy Tab got off to a strong start, but it sputtered quickly. Motorola Mobility's
Why should Microsoft fare any better?
The real stumper is that this would be a Microsoft-branded tablet. Even if it's able to streamline Windows 8 to the point where it can fly as a feasible operating system for touchscreen tablets, what would the software giant accomplish with what will be a very visible failure? Didn't it learn enough with the Kin and the Zune?
I can see the need for going it alone. What hardware company would pay to license Windows for a tablet when the freely available -- and smartphone-successful -- Android hasn't been an iPad slayer? However, let's see this through the eyes of Dell
The only way a Microsoft-branded tablet makes sense is if it's positioned as a gaming device. The Xbox has been Mr. Softy's lone hardware winner, and both of its rivals in the video-game console space have their own handheld systems. That's really the only way Microsoft can pull this one off with any chance of success and without upsetting its computing-hardware buddies.
Is the world ready for the Xbox Touch?
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