iPad 3 out before Microsoft has Windows ready for tablets
We’ve previously mentioned how Microsoft was eying Windows 8 as the platform of choice for its tablet offerings, but it appears that Microsoft’s operating system team is in no rush to release anything. Bloomberg reports that sources at Microsoft have said that the company won’t be release a true tablet-ready operating system until the summer/fall of 2012.
This has left some analysts (and us) flummoxed, noting that the Microsoft tablets would not be competing against the current tablet line-up, but potentially against the iPad 3 and Android-powered devices that had already seen multiple iterations.
The sources noted that testing of the Windows tablet OS should begin in 2011. This version will not be based on Windows 8, but rather a modified version of Windows 7 with customizations made so that it would be Public testing of a new version of Windows is expected near the end of this year. It will most likely be an suited for mouse/keyboard-free use.
Opinion:::
Personally I think Microsoft is wise to hold fire, after all they are only just starting to tune Windows Phone 7, let alone try and release a true dedicated tablet operating system. Plus, Microsoft didn’t get to be the number one desktop OS manufacturer for nothing, as they like to see how the market pans out first and is prepared to let Apple dominate the tablet market to begin with and let smaller companies nip at their main competitor’s heals.
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