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May 25 / 7:53pm

Microsoft admits: The Courier Tablet 'wasn't a device'

Microsoft's E&D Chief Robbie Bach told TechFlash what I told you back in September here and here: "Courier... wasn't a device." It was an "incubation" and an "exploration" never intended to be shipped as a product. 


2 comments

May 25, 2010
cebwizz said...
Well, I think MS should stop incubating and start producing, if they don't want to be left too far behind.
May 27, 2010
Crosius said...
If you want to slow a competitor's sales, you announce a competing product shipping, "real soon now." Since your product is vapour, it can always do more than your competitor's product, and it's faster and cheaper with longer battery life.

Even better: don't mention when it's shipping. That way, you can always claim it was "never intended to ship."

The question is: What motivated MS to do this? What product will benefit from (briefly) lower iPad sales?

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