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I don't really follow Microsoft news. The last time I heard about a Microsoft Surface product it was the size of a kitchen table. I wonder why they used the sa

• RyJones 14y ago
  The already owned the name; unlike Metro. The former Surface product is extremely niche, unlikely to suffer diminished market share due to a name change.
• untog 14y ago
  Because it's a great name. The previous Surface was never a consumer product (and still lives on with a name I forget) so there's no huge problem outside of tech circles.
  • duck 14y ago
    It is now called PixelSense (which is not a great name): http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/pixelsense/default.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/pixelsense/default.aspx
    • untog 14y ago
      Eh, it's a corporate product. Corporate products tend to have stupid MultipleCapitals names, for reasons I do not understand.
    • nsns 14y ago
      ...but it seems some iterations keep the old name, e.g. - http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=226521990 http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=226521990