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iPad killer is Microsoft's top priority

iPad killer is Microsoft's top priority

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Microsoft top dog Steve Ballmer has said that toppling Apple's iPad tablet device is the company's top priority. Speaking to financial news site Bloomberg, the Redmond software outfit's bullish CEO said, "Today, one of the top issues on my mind is ‘Hey there’s a category we have had Windows on for a long time and Apple’s done an interesting job of putting together a synthesis and putting a product out'." Windows-based tablets have been about since...



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