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With his usual enthusiasm, Steve Ballmer touted the new Slate PC, which would be Microsoft's answer to Apple's iPad. Well, it didn't fare so well, as all Microsoft's partners jumped ship to Android for their tablet needs. The few Slate PCs that came out were DOA.
January 8, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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