The Microsoft Surface tablet will go on sale on
October 26 in the US and the UK, the same day that Windows 8 is released into the wild.
Microsoft
CEO, Steve Ballmer who will face the iPhone 5 heat when it launches
its Surface today indicated that surface tablet
is likely to cost anything between $300 and $800.
The
most expensive iPad from Apple (64GB with Wi-Fi and Celluar) costs $829 (£649),
so even if the Surface ranges up to $800 it would still sit slightly below the
iPad. The Surface is scheduled to be released October 26, in conjunction
with Microsoft’s Windows 8
release.
This
price range puts The Surface in line with Apple’s iPad and other
popular tablets. The iPad ranges from $399, for the iPad 2, all the way
up to $829, for the most expensive new iPad.
Windows
8 is a crucial product for Microsoft financially,
and it has also committed to larger touchscreen displays too – buying
big-screen multitouch tech firm PerceptivePixel.