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Microsoft is setting out to make a competitor to Apple’s popular iPad. The “smart tablet” is set for it's first appearance next week, at the Consumer Electronics Show. So far critics are skeptical of Microsoft’s creation, such as Keith Goddard, CEO of Capital Advisors Incorporation who says,

“By the time Microsoft gets it figured out everybody will already own an iPad. That train has left the station.”

Despite the criticism Microsoft is moving on with their project. As well as introducing their new tablet Microsoft will be introducing a new full version of Windows, mostly geared towards things like the tablets and wireless headsets. There is no word on what the operating system would include at this point either.

Microsoft has a big task at hand as the iPad will be hard to dethrone. The iPad has sold 7.46 million copies since its release earlier this year. Next year there could be as many as 37.2 copies sold according to the expectations of analysts. The tablet’s part of the computer market is also expected to rise above 9%, but before the iPads release the tablet market was at 2%.

So what do you guys think on this, how do you think Microsoft’s “smart tablet” will turn out? Do you think that the Microsoft product will be able to surpass the iPad? Discuss below.

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No shock that part of the market was tiny , apple opened it all up again.
Been a couple reports we could see it overtake desktops sales

I do feel for MS because they don't have a hope in hell.....
First off the brand does not carry the same weight as apple and second it seen as not with the times.
We see what the price is hope they go for the cheaper end may have some hope then

yea we will have more word on specs and prices hopefully after the show on January 6th. I'll update it once the show occurs, but Apple always is ahead of the other companies because it gets a head start and the others seem to have to "catch up"

No one can beat the ipAD

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SO THEY SHOULD ALL STOP TRYING, apple products are the bomb

we won't know until this comes out at least, but i must agree the ipad is going to be hard to beat.

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cool, tell me what its like if you get it! =D

fanboy? :carling:

Apple quite good at making a idea cool and turning it into a success

Other companies been in this market for some time but failed to make it big
For a number of reasons
Design
Hardware and UI
All been quite pants not been able to sell

As long MS can come up with a good OS for the thing it should sell semi well.
I doubt they could get ipad sales because they don't have a brand which is that powerful yet.

Am still looking forward to it , not going to buy one think it a waste of money

Microsoft always have to be better. :cry:

Once it come out it will get hack