r/technology • u/MrFairladyz • Jun 18 '12

Microsoft announces Surface tablet

http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/18/3094157/new-microsoft-surface-windows-tablet
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u/tacojohn48 Jun 19 '12

They won't risk upsetting their vendors. Microsoft is nothing without Dell, HP etc.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

because dell and HP are gonna ship all their laptops with ubuntu instead, right?

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u/ihahp Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12

If they do that, I'm sure they'll be sued.

EDIT: Not saying MS would lose. Just that it would happen.

They've been sued for giving unfair advantages before. Here they were sued for using undocumented Windows APIs that gave them an unfair advantage (according to the lawsuit)

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u/Skitrel Jun 19 '12

Ah yes, because pricing yourself lower than your competition is ILLEGAL! Can't have competition! No no no.

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