Christmas gets tablet-crazy: Microsoft announces Windows slates by holiday season

Posted by Knowlton Thomas on 2010-10-05 12:45:00 PM

SlateAs Microsoft struggles for relevance in the fast-paced, highly competitive portable device market, chief exec Steve Ballmer promised a Microsoft slate tablet by the Christmas season. Does this mean it will be buyable? Not necessarily—just that we'll "see" them.

The timing coincides with Research in Motion's Blackberry PlayBook, a hardware-heavy 7-inch device, and also somewhat with the forthcoming Dell streak, available in a PlayBook size and a 10-inch iPad size. Speaking of the iPad, Christmas is also looking like a good time for Apple to unveil a second-gen iPad, which is starting to look woefully underwhelming as considerably more capable tablets prep for market launch.

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Dell Computer Corp.
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Dell Canada is Canada's #1 direct computer systems company. Dell Canada currently ranks #1 in overall Canadian PC shipments and the Canadian and world marketshare leader. (IDC Canada. IDC's worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker Q1-01 Historical Canadian Update) Dell Canada offers a complete suite of products including best-of-breed Desktops, Notebooks, Workstations, Servers, Storage, and Internet Appliances. Dell... more

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Microsoft Canada
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http://www.microsoft.ca
Location:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Research In Motion
Website:
http://www.rim.net
Location:
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

BlackBerry (Research In Motion) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, software development tools, and software/hardware licensing agreements. more

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Knowlton Thomas

Knowlton Thomas

Knowlton is the Associate Editor of Techvibes. A Vancouver-based writer and author, Knowlton has been published in national publications and has also appeared on television and radio. He has written two ebooks and more are in the works. Previously, he was an editor for New Westminster weekly The Other Press and served on its board of directors. When not working, Knowlton enjoys playing... more

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