Posted Jun. 20, 2012 at 8:47 a.m.
Microsoft Corp.'s Surface tablet computer is displayed at a news conference 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
With Surface, Microsoft faces the challenge of selling the soon-to-be-launched Windows 8 to PC makers who want to make tablets, while at the same time selling tablets directly to consumers....
Microsoft risks upsetting PC partners with 'Surface' tablet
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Microsoft Corp.'s Surface tablet computer is displayed at a news conference 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
With Surface, Microsoft faces the challenge of selling the soon-to-be-launched Windows 8 to PC makers who want to make tablets, while at the same time selling tablets directly to consumers....
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