We continue to ponder the question of surface mini. A couple of days after the event in which we expected to see this device presented, we began to know the reasons for its cancellation last minute: According to several media, Microsoft's compact tablet is in production, but Nadella wants to wait for a version of Office optimized for your touchscreen before it debuted.
Yesterday we told you that Surface mini fell off of Microsoft's keynote at the last minute because it is not a device that is too different from the iPad mini or the Nexus 7. The people from Redmond want to have a solid base before launching a product and also be able to explain in a way clear and unappealable the advantages it offers over competitors. When the idea has fully taken hold, we will finally have the opportunity to attend the arrival of your compact tablet.
In manufacture, although retained
As they comment on windows phone center, Microsoft would have already assembled between 15 and 20 thousand units of your Surface mini, and the production process was never slowed down.
What they were looking for Elop and Nadella it is to be able to take advantage of the presentation to sell a solid and powerful idea of the product, so that it is collected and disseminated massively by the media. For example, with the Surface Pro 3 the concept is clear: it is better to have this equipment than to need a separate PC and tablet.
The evolution line of the compact range seems, on the contrary, to go through the Office touch optimization.
Enough to compete with the iPad mini?
The question that should be raised once we know the case more thoroughly is whether a touch version of Office will give the Surface mini that point of differentiation that Microsoft expects, especially now that the iPad you can make use of the most popular office suite among the public. In this regard, what can make the Microsoft tablet attractive is the integration of the program with your editing functions completely and for free, no need to subscribe to Office 365.
We will see how long it takes for Nadella to have their product the way they want it, or if the surface mini it does not end up dying before being born.
Source: wpcentral.com