Even with competitive threats added every day , Apple Tablet PC continues to lead the segment. Same solutions with Microsoft are registered at least in the top five of the market, while the sales figures still low .
According to Bill Gates, Windows 8 brings together the benefits of the tablet and PC, and Surface devices provide the user with the portability and convenience of tablet PCs such as the keyboard and software package Office. iPad Members, according to Gates, are frustrated by the lack of Office, keyboard and the possibility of creating documents. And then they have the support of Microsoft, which offers the convenience of the tablet and the familiar advantages of classical computers.
Of course, in the words of Bill Gates, there are at least two hidden subtext. First , Microsoft is not in a hurry to provide a platform iOS-grade applications for document formats Office. Second, at the same time Gates is silent on the fact that iPad users can work with these documents through the browser. It is expected that Office for iOS will be released no earlier than autumn 2014. The remaining time before this date, apparently, should be used to secure Microsoft in the tablet market, where support for business people familiar applications is one of the few benefits of tablet Surface. Related Products :
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