Thread: Microsoft to debut slates and phones
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Old 10-05-2010, 08:40 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by EricDP View Post
So Microsoft doesn't make hardware, they provide the OS. They already have Windows for Tablets (for several years), and there are several manufactures making tablets for that platform (Panasonic, HP, Lenovo to name a few). And they already have an OS for phones - Windows Mobile, with several phones running that OS. I'm not sure what the news is here, other than they will have a new version soon, that will no doubt be just as buggy and "Windowsish" as the previous version, but will probably look more like Windows 7. Did I miss something?
yeah, they do have hardware... Zune. pretty big seller

the slate will compete with the ipad, the windows7 phone? who knows? we'll find out on the 11th
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