Microsoft Surface Review: A Tale of Two Tablets

Microsoft Surface

Microsoft Surface

Windows 8 is the biggest risk Microsoft has taken in decades and the company’s decision to square off against the very hardware vendors that propelled its meteoric rise adds a whole new dimension to this latest endeavor. Here, BGR reviews the Surface tablet, a device that ushers in a new era at Microsoft that could ultimately make or break one of the most important technology companies in history. Some time ago, top executives at Microsoft realized the company needed to make some major strategic changes to adapt in a marketplace that was in the early days of a huge shift. Read the full story at Boy Genius Report.

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).