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MS has been trying to get tablets to work since the days of Gates. His last act before handing the chair over to Ballmer was to launch UMPCs and convertible lap
by digi_owl 10y ago
MS has been trying to get tablets to work since the days of Gates. His last act before handing the chair over to Ballmer was to launch UMPCs and convertible laptops, with a variant of XP to complement them.
- MrRadar 10y agoYep, this goes all the way back to "Windows for Pen Computing"[0], a version of Windows 3.1 for very early tablets. Here's a video of Bill Gates showing it off: https://youtu.be/eenDjMXfVBQ?t=2m22s https://youtu.be/eenDjMXfVBQ?t=2m22s [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_for_Pen_Computing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_for_Pen_Computing
- digi_owl 10y agoYou would not have guessed that guy was one of the most scheming and ruthless CEOs of the PC market. Heck, that video may well be more enjoyable than any keynote Jobs ever delivered.