Microsoft Surface: Haven’t we seen this before?

Opinion
Jun 5, 20072 mins

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Around the Network World: Microsoft Surface: Haven’t we seen this before?There’s a lot of hoopla around Microsoft’s new Surface computing platform, but it really isn’t all that new. Around the Network World has the scoop.

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