Microsoft Launches Surface Pro 3 Tablet
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Microsoft has launched a tablet computer Surface Pro 3 with a larger size than the previous generation, Tuesday (20/05/2014). The device is expected to be a competitor to Apple’s two products at the same time, MacBook Air and iPad tablet. Tablet Pro 3 comes in 3 models with 12 - inch screen size, larger than the size of 9.7 - inch iPad, but smaller than the MacBook Air 13 - inch size. Surface Pro 3 products sold with a variety of different processor, RAM, and internal memory, ranging from 799 to 1,949 dollars.
Microsoft sides repeatedly asserted that the Pro 3 is heavy 0.45 pounds lighter than the MacBook Air, although the tablet is to pair the keyboard (keyboard). The presentation in New York, United States, Microsoft CEO Sayta Nadella said it is committed to making its own computers. “We did not build the hardware for the hardware. We want to build on the experience of bringing together all the capabilities of our company", Nadella said as quoted by Reuters.
According to the analyst analyst Jack Gold of J. Gold Associates, the Pro 3 is trying to change the laptop, as well as expanding the use of the tablet. However, in this case Microsoft is considered more offensive MacBook Air, not iPad. “Microsoft seems to understand the products that do not compete directly with the Apple iPad, and must offer superior business device, “said Jack.
After acquiring a business unit of Nokia mobile phone and a division named Microsoft Mobile, the company is trying to be a hardware manufacturer. However, so far the new Xbox game console is considered a success.
The tablet so far only sold in the U.S. market, and opposed by many other Windows computer maker. The Nokia brand mobile phones with Windows Phone operating system cannot be assessed against the power of Android and Apple iOS.