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Enterprise IT, News - Thursday, May 16, 2013 16:26 - 10 Comments
Microsoft finally launches Surface Pro in Australia
news Almost 12 months after it first announced the device, Microsoft has finally confirmed that it will launch its Surface Pro family of Windows 8-based tablets in Australia later this month.
The Pro was first announced in mid-June 2012 by Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer at an event in Los Angeles, alongside the lesser Surface RT device which launched in Australia later that year. Unlike the Surface RT, the Pro runs a full version of Windows 8 which allows users to run traditional Windows desktop applications.
However, the company has been slow to launch the device in Australia. When the Surface Pro launched in February, Microsoft left Australia off the list of countries to receive the Surface Pro, with only those in the United States and Canada being able to buy the Pro. In that time, a number of other Microsoft original equipment manufacturers have launched Windows 8-based tablets or combination laptop devices, with companies such as Dell and Lenovo placing a particular focus on the new form factors. Continue…
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