Updated Jun. 19, 2012 at 8:25 a.m.
Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., speaks at a news conference launching the company's Surface tablet computer at Milk Studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Monday, June 18, 2012. Microsoft unveiled its own Windows-powered tablet computer called Surface, altering its strategy of focusing on software and relying on partners to make the machines in a renewed attempt to take on Apple Inc.'s iPad. Photographer: Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Steve Ballmer
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"What can I say? Hell froze over - this is totally antithetical to their core business," says an analyst at Gartner. "They're taking their destiny into their own hands. It's a bold move, but it's a very risky one. This could turn into Microsoft's next Zune or its next Xbox."...
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Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., speaks at a news conference launching the company's Surface tablet computer at Milk Studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Monday, June 18, 2012. Microsoft unveiled its own Windows-powered tablet computer called Surface, altering its strategy of focusing on software and relying on partners to make the machines in a renewed attempt to take on Apple Inc.'s iPad. Photographer: Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Steve Ballmer
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"What can I say? Hell froze over - this is totally antithetical to their core business," says an analyst at Gartner. "They're taking their destiny into their own hands. It's a bold move, but it's a very risky one. This could turn into Microsoft's next Zune or its next Xbox."...
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