report claims that hardware makes are interested in developing 8 and 10 inch devices for these two important Asian markets, as sales of Windows tablets have gone up from 3 percent to 15 percent in just a few months. That’s a pretty significant increase, any way you look at it. Fivefold increase! While the smaller 8-inch segment of the market is for the time being catered to by other vendors, there have been hints that Microsoft is developing a smaller Surface tablet. The company has, on multiple occasions, said that it wants to expand its Surface family of devices. With BUILD 2014 just a furlong away, we just might get some more pointers on what Redmond is planning for this. A smaller tablet will make a ton of sense for Microsoft and for consumers, surely.]]>
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Microsoft needs a 8-inch Surface tablet. I hate these rumors about Microsoft condemning or giving up on hardware after releasing office for iPad.
No doubt about it. Great news for the company. It’s not surprising considering how great 8.1 is and how Asia is probably realizing it’s better than Apple.
Yay it will make it easier for me if it’s more available in Japan!
Microsoft has taken way too long to get into the smaller tablet market. They made a mistake in killing off Nokia devices. It would give them the chance to have devices at multiple price points