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Good. And, figure out a way to port this Win8OpSys to HP Touchpad

If this is true, I'm even more excited for Windows 8 than I was before. As an OEM, Microsoft can guarantee that there isn't a bunch of junkware on the new tablets. It can also drive the cost down (if necessary).

It does make you wonder though--if Microsoft is going to build its own tablet, then why not its own phones?

Be interesting to see what they can do. There are plenty of people who'd like a solid eco-system and Android has always had the fragmentation problem - real or imagined. Putting aside the obvious attempts by the author to get people to argue by pretending to be so ignorant and one sided (not fooling me and I hate the way this is becoming common practice), Apple does have the lions share of the market. Shifting a dominat player is difficult, but Apple did it to Nokia, and then Android did it to Apple in the mobile market - so it's possible. Microsoft have a serious edge though because people know the windows brand and we can assume they've learned that having a better product is no substitute for intelligent marketing. From what I've heard the Os is a step ahead of Android and Apple, and business is likely to snap these up immediately - if the typical Apple buyers think the Microsoft tab gives them a professional look, then they'll bail too - especially now Apple is desperately pulling gimmicks like 'retina' out of the bag to keep it's yearly cycle working.

in a word NO

The tablet marketplace is the only saving grace for Windows-8.

TsarNikky, on 15 June 2012 - 06:57 AM, said:

You might be right about that; however, if the Win8 tablet works as well as my Win7 smartphone, then it should hold its own against the iPad.

Let the games begin.

Speculation, speculation, speculation. That is what this article is all about. But is a good way to stir the pot. Say something about Microsoft next announcement, throw in a little of Apple dominance of the table market and the failure of Microsoft products like Kin and Zune and voila instant click on the article.

Can Microsoft crack the tablet market? Yes! Can it beat Apple? That is another story that time can only tell. Nobody can predict the future.

As I have always felt that Apple's iPad,iPhone,tablet are over rated crap over priced products by people who dislike Microsoft and have bought into thinking Apples products are the best in the world is nonsense. Apple has exploited labor all around the globe for their profit give me a break. I Microsoft can build a tablet that’s is cheaper in price and do a lot more then Apple then so be it it’s a free market anybody can compete!