Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer, the soon-to-be-ex Microsoft CEO, has been garnering quite a bit of press from his declaration before an audience of analysts that Google is a monopoly and that Microsoft is the only David left standing up to this Goliath. ‘”They have this incredible, amazing, dare I say monopoly that we are the only person [...]

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Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, recently spoke with the Seattle Times about the status of the company, all of the upcoming releases, and what the company plans to do over the next 10 years. While Ballmer only touched the surface of the Surface, his response was revealing in its vagueness.

Ballmer told the Seattle Times that Microsoft had not yet announced a price for its upcoming line of Surface tablets, but he did offer a range that he believes is “the sweet spot.”

The wait is over. Microsoft had been sending invites to a super secret event on Monday, June 18, where the company planned for a major announcement. No other details about the nature of the event had been disclosed. Microsoft chose to keep quiet on this particular topic and built quite some hype for the announcement. Speculation included the unveiling of a Barnes and Noble tablet, since Microsoft announced a $300 million, 17.6 percent stake in Barnes & Noble's Nook e-book business in April. However, a Barnes & Noble spokesperson said the company would not be a part of the

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