Read original post by Steve Ranger at TechRepublic
Microsoft’s Surface tablet will be the first genuine rival to the iPad, creating as much excitement among enterprise users as Apple’s tablet did when it first arrived.
Microsoft recently unveiled its Surface tablet, which will run Windows 8 and is expected to be on sale later this year. It’s unusual for Microsoft to build its own hardware, so development of the Surface is a reflection of the importance that Microsoft puts on the tablet market - and the difficulty that Apple’s rivals have had in countering the success of the iPad.