Microsoft has not stopped being involved in polemics since the launch of his tablet. So far the crossovers of statements between those of Redmond and Apple they were being the protagonists, but it seems that little by little, new fronts are opening up. The last company to join the battle was HP, who has criticized the performance of Surface and has said of her that "it can hardly be competition."
The start of the tour of Surface in the tablet market it is being tortuous. What we already told you, Microsoft is getting quite a few criticism of users, who have complained about the fragility of the smart case, which breaks easily, and various problems with the audio. Own Steve Ballmer He acknowledged that his tablet had started "modestly", although the company's public relations were quick to deny that it was referring to sales, which were brilliant, but to issues related to production.
But as if this were not enough (or perhaps precisely to attract more attention?), Those from Redmond do not stop getting entangled in controversies with other manufacturers, exchanging all kinds of criticism about each other's products. We already tell you, for example, the sour crossover of statements that took place between Steven sinofsky (who recently left Microsoft) and Tim Cook. As we have seen in SlashGear, the last to join the war of public declarations have been HP through one of its senior officials, Todd Bradley, who has not only acknowledged that they have ruled out the option of a tablet with RT Windows because the operating system did not convince them, but also added about Surface that, in addition to being expensive, it is a slow and clumsy tablet, which you could hardly consider competition for your own products, referring to your hybrid tablet HP Envy x2 and to the conventional tablet HP ElitePad, despite the prominence given to it in the media.