Did Microsoft simply lose its patience, or does it lack faith in its OEMs? Surface - unveiled during a surprisingly well-hyped (for Microsoft) press conference yesterday - isn't just another tablet.

Microsoft’s next Surface tablet wants to make difficult for iPad. Photo: Microsoft Microsoft plans to take on Apple’s popular 9.7-inch iPad with a low-cost Surface tablet, according to a new report.

This figure, which covers sales of the Surface RT and Surface Pro tablets, is a big problem for Microsoft for a couple of reasons. First, it's $47 million less than what it cost Microsoft to slash ...