Microsoft might have decided to scrap the anticipated announcement of a Surface Mini tablet at its New York occasion earlier this week but according to reports, that does not mean the smaller sized sibling is dead in the water.
Neowin brings word that the '11th hour' choice to drop the Surface Mini from the Surface Pro 3 launch event came down to the fears it didn't have a decent sufficient value proposition.
The report claims Microsoft could be waiting until the completely touch-enabled version of Microsoft Office, codenamed Gemini, arrives later this year before releasing the Surface Mini into the wild.
That implies the 15,000 - 20,000 units Microsoft is said to have taken from the production line will be gathering dust till it can place a made -for-touch Workplace on them out-of-the-box.
Concentrate on the Pro
An Office update would potentially be the "winning ingredient" TechRadar speculated more than, following the Surface Pro three occasion May well 20.
However, as a outcome of the Surface Mini's unexpected absence, Microsoft was capable to location all of its concentrate on the new Surface Pro 3, released just nine months right after the Surface Pro 2.
The firm hopes this larger, thinner and lighter device will replace users' laptops with a 12-inch, 2160 x 1440 screen, better processing energy and slim type aspect.
The device can be configured with a Intel i7 Core processor, up to 512GB of storage and 8GB of RAM. It also boasts an enhanced Touch Cover, two five -megapixel cameras and nine hours of battery life.
- See how the Surface Pro three stacks up to the Surface Pro two
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