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Microsoft expands channel access to Surface
Microsoft announced long-awaited plans to put its Surface tablets into the hands and onto the linecards of more of its partners.
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Microsoft Surface Pro Fire Sale Begins
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Surface Write-Off Dampens Microsoft Profits
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Microsoft Surface Price Cut RecallsTouchPad Fire Sale
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Microsoft: Surface Will be for All Partners (Eventually)
Channel chief says tablets will be available to all partners someday, but the software company has to learn how to sell hardware in the channel first
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Microsoft Tablet Remains Below Surface at WPC
Microsoft partners at this year’s WPC may be able to purchase a discounted Surface tablet, but resale rights remain elusive for the majority of partners.
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Surface Reseller Program Brings Microsoft Tablets to the Channel
Microsoft finally giving (a select few U.S.-based) partners access to its tablet devices
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Microsoft Surface in the Channel Just Rumors
Microsoft is starting to sell its Surface tablets in bulk to business through a direct sales model, similar to its consumer strategy
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Microsoft’s Ballmer envisions future as a “devices-and-services” company
What does a future with more Microsoft-created computing devices mean for the ecosystem?
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Next Windows version to support System-on-a-Chip
Microsoft offers preview of Windows running on ARM-based systems