We have heard on a few occasions that Microsoft planned to launch tablets smaller than 10 inches with its operating system. There had even been talk that they could carry out such an undertaking themselves. Well, your Chief Financial Officer, Peter Klein, has come to confirm this in recent statements to the press.
The statements are not fortuitous and it rains a bit in the wet after several weeks with rumors of a 7-inch Surface that some call making a parallel with the little Apple, Surface Mini. The Wall Street Journal itself was betting heavily on this possibility only a week ago.
Microsoft has not had the best sales results with its tablets your own or with Windows 8 tablets. This does not prevent you from continuing to obtain incredible economic data having obtained 19% more profit this first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year. And it is not surprising that they do not throw in the towel in this format, they do not lack resources and neither public in a market such as that of tablets that grows almost 100% annually.
PC sales are down and the jump to mobile devices is inevitable at the strategic level. For the first, the Redmond always had a fundamental ally, Intel. For the second, that relationship was maintained but the prices could not go down because of how expensive the Intel Core are. With ARM and Windows RT they have not managed to develop a product that competes with Android and iOS either in quality or price.
Fortunately for Microsoft, Intel works on a new family of chips that could combine power and a good price. Are the Atom Bay Trail that replace the Clover Trail, also used on Android.
If these goals were achieved, consumers would appreciate that variety and a powerful new competitor.
Source: tablet-news