Microsoft's chief financial officer, Peter Klein has admitted that soon there will be some device with smaller screens or screens with multiple lower resolution. Most probably it is a tablet class Surface. For example, Microsoft can provide 7-inch device. pocketbook Surface tablet will reduce the price of the new items .
According to associate which analyzed Klein statements , Microsoft will not be releasing their own tablets Surface at a lower price. This task will be passed on to the shoulders of Microsoft OEM-partners . In turn, the developer of the operating system will make discounts that will enable to significantly build cheaper tablets running Windows 8 and devices with Office 2013.
Thus, the company will make just two steps: reduce the requirements for the class Surface tablet specifications and provide an opportunity to buy OEM-versions of the system and packages cheaper.