Ballmer Promises Microsoft Tablet By Christmas 356
judgecorp writes "Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told an audience at the London School of Economics, that there will be tablets running Microsoft's Windows operating system available by Christmas. 'We as a company will need to cover all form factors,' he told an audience of students and press. 'You'll see slates with Windows on them – you'll see them this Christmas.' Mind you, if he's talking about the rumoured HP Windows 7 slate, he may not be so pleased when it appears. A recent YouTube video showed a supposed prototype which has been described as a 'trainwreck in the making.'"
Well let's face it... (Score:5, Funny)
Coal is so old fashioned.
It may be the tech writer in me, but... (Score:1, Funny)
An anagram of 'slate' is 'stale'
Re:Once again.... (Score:3, Funny)
Late? To the tablet market? Does the tech world have severe amnesia or something? It was called Windows XP Tablet Edition and there were plenty of devices sold. Microsoft just didn't anticipate that people would prefer having horrifically hobbled environments that can only execute approved farting applications downloaded through official sources.
Re:Once again.... (Score:2, Funny)
"Where do you want to go today? ....wherever Apple and Google are of course!"
Wow (Score:5, Funny)
Video has been removed, that could be a story in itself...
Even a video of a Windows product can't stay up for more than a month!
Sant's reindeer get the holiday off this year (Score:3, Funny)
Re:If it isn't Courier, they can keep it (Score:3, Funny)
I'd rather have the Vera Sans Mono.
Re:And in typical Ballmer fashion (Score:3, Funny)
I'm pretty sure Bob was an Microsoft original.
Re:I'd settle for (Score:3, Funny)
I'm not supper fond of Windows, but I loathe developing Flash.
I'm more brunch fond of Windows, myself .. gives it more time to digest before bed
Re:I'd settle for (Score:4, Funny)