It seemed that everything was prepared so that on May 20, Microsoft released the surfacemini. The event featured the Surface Pro 3, but there was no trace of the model that everyone initially assumed would focus the company's attention. Some of the reasons why those from Redmond finally decided to cancel their presentation at the last minute, which does not mean that it is out of your plans. Themselves have accidentally confirmed the existence of this device with various references included in a user manual.
During the hours leading up to the Microsoft event, which finally ended with the launch of the Surface Pro 3, they took a turn of the wheel by changing course that it seemed they had planned for the event. The Surface mini would not finally be presented. Satya Nadella made the decision to cancel her debut within hours of the climax. The reasons are that both the newly appointed CEO of the company and Stephen Elop considered that the Surface mini it was not sufficiently differentiated from the consolidated products in the market, like the iPad.
At the beginning of the month we received news confirming that the development of said terminal was still very much alive, in search of this distinctive element that they had not yet found. So much so, that orders for 7,5-inch screens, supposedly destined for the manufacture of Surface Mini, had increased in the months of April and May. Now it has been Microsoft itself that has put us back on the track of this tablet that could make its debut before the end of this year.
The key, a user manual
Microsoft has published a user manual for the Surface Pro 3 that has revealed what they had tried to hide, an error that is not typical of a company of this magnitude, could it have been intentional? It certainly doesn't look like it. The manual includes different sections, reviewing from the most basic aspects of the operation of the equipment to more complex levels. Throughout the more than 100 pages, we find several unmistakable references to the Surface mini.
Phrases like “you will synchronize the stylus with Surface Mini later during setup ","Turn the Surface mini however you like ”,“ Bluetooth technology connects your pen to Surface mini or Surface Pro 3 ”or“ If you want to do more than just take a quick handwritten note, unlock the Surface mini”They leave no room for doubt. Now we have to wait if after this they react they go out to the step of the rumors to bring some clarity to the matter.
Source: The Verge