Either that, or Microsoft just wanted to get a kick out of watching the press react on a slow news day. While the manual doesn’t tell us anything we didn’t already suspect, it does add credence to the reports that Microsoft nixed the smaller tablet at the last minute. Panos Panay, the head of Microsoft’s Surface business, did tell Bloomberg that the company is still working on a smaller version of the Surface. It’s possible that Microsoft didn’t think the product would stand out enough in the brutally competitive small tablet market, or that the company is waiting on a proper touch-based version of Office. Prior to the event, numerous rumors suggested that the the 8-inch Mini tablet would run Windows RT and include a stylus for note-taking.Īccording to both Bloomberg and Neowin, Microsoft management decided to pull the Mini at the last minute. Instead, Microsoft only announced the Pro 3, which just landed on store shelves today. Surface Laptop 3 13.5 or Surface Laptop 3 15 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents Surface Pen5 4,096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best-in-class latency 0.
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Microsoft has never confirmed the Mini’s existence, though several unconfirmed reports claimed that it would appear alongside the Surface Pro 3 at a press event last month. Some available distribution of species calculation software Table 6-3 EQ3NR written and. One of many references to the Surface Mini in the Surface Pro 3’s manual.