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05-20-2014, 07:20 AM
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MV0mCjnW_TFvkZdU13gAGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/surface-mini.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/surface-mini-reportedly-ditched-favor-something-bigger-105014387.html)While Microsoft’s New York event taking place on Tuesday was supposed to be about the Surface Mini – a 7-inch to 8-inch tablet meant to fight against similarly sized devices running iOS or Android – Computer World has learned that Microsoft will not actually unveil such a Windows tablet. Instead, the company will announce Surface Pro 3 models that will have bigger screens, possibly going up to 12-inch in size. The publication cites several unnamed sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans. Apparently, Microsoft is more interested in using a bigger Surface Pro to compete against tablets and premium notebooks, than going into a price war in the 7-inch to 8-inch tablet market. The company’s Office productivity suite, one of its main



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