Microsoft has unveiled Surface, a tablet computer to compete with Appleās iPad. Ā CEO Steve Ballmer has introduced the tablet, calling it part of a āwhole new family of devicesā. The device comes with a kickstand to hold it upright and a touch keyboard cover that snaps on using magnets.
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Steven Sinofsky, President, Windows division, Microsoft said, āThe device is a ātablet thatās a great PC, PC thatās a great tablet.ā
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The Company has claimed that it will work on Microsoftās upcoming Windows 8 Pro operating system. The pro version comes with a stylus that allows users to make handwritten notes on documents such as PDF files. Each tablet comes with a keyboard cover that is just 3 millimetres thick. The kickstand for both tablets was just 0.7 millimetres thick, slimmer than a credit card.
