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Microsoft's Surface strategy: Flatten the PC Oct 4th 2013, 10:30, by Mark Hachman With the Surface 2, Microsoft isn't just trying to dominate the tablet market. It's hoping to replace the PC market. The Surface 2 by itself is just a tablet. But when you pair it with its new Power Cover, suddenly you have a notebook PC. And when it's docked in the Surface 2 Docking Station, suddenly it could emerge as a replacement for a desktop PC. "We've said previously that our ambitious vision was to make Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 the most productive tablets on the planet, and that we believe people need great devices for play and getting things done," a Microsoft spokesperson says. "For Surface Pro 2, it can be the first device that is a tablet, a laptop, and a high-powered workstation." Why? Futurists have been talking about modular computing for several years, and the Surface 2 may be the epitome of its evolution. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: surface2_primary-100056765-small.jpg

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