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Microsoft reportedly working on $400 Surface tablets to compete with the iPad

Microsoft is working on a new line of budget Surface tablets to better compete with Apple's low-cost iPad options, according to a report from Bloomberg.

According to the report, the new Surface tablets won't just be smaller, cheaper Surface Pros. Rather, Microsoft is said to be completely redesigning the devices, with 10-inch screens instead of the 12-inch size currently found on the Surface Pro, rounded corners that more resemble an iPad than the more rectangular Surface design, and USB-C for charging. Most importantly, priced at $400, they will be more in line with Apple's cheaper tablets, too.

Google also recently introduced an education-oriented ChromeOS tablet to compete with Apple's iPad.

Also at Laptop Magazine.

Related: Microsoft to Challenge Education-Oriented Chromebooks With Windows 10 Laptops Priced From $189
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Original Submission

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "Microsoft reportedly working on $400 Surface tablets to compete with the iPad" - https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/5/16/17360056/microsoft-surface-tablet-ipad-competition-price-specs
3. "Apple's low-cost iPad options" - https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/3/17188626/apple-ipad-review-pencil-processor-2018-education
4. "according to a report from Bloomberg" - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-16/microsoft-is-said-to-plan-low-cost-tablet-line-to-rival-ipad
5. "currently found on the Surface Pro" - https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/15/15804114/microsoft-new-surface-pro-2017-review-laptop-tablet-windows
6. "an education-oriented ChromeOS tablet" - https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/3/26/17157444/acer-chromebook-tab-10-first-chrome-os-tablet-announced
7. "Laptop Magazine" - https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/cheaper-microsoft-surface-report
8. "Microsoft to Challenge Education-Oriented Chromebooks With Windows 10 Laptops Priced From $189" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/23/0214200
9. "Apple Expected to Compete Against Chromebooks With Cheaper Education-Focused iPads" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/27/049250
10. "ChromeOS Gains the Ability to Run Linux Applications" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/05/09/1424242
11. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=26699

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