Microsoft Surface tablets will be landing on October 26th and the same day release of their next-generation Windows 8 operating system.”The next version of our operating system, Windows 8, will be generally available on October 26, 2012. At that time, we will begin selling the Surface, a series of Microsoft-designed and manufactured hardware devices,” Microsoft revealed in an annual report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Microsoft had suggested that their first major hardware release would be released at the same time as the new OS, but this is the first time they’ve officially confirmed reports.
The report doesn’t highlight any other aspect of Microsoft Surface, most importantly its price. And why Microsoft would keep its launch date hidden inside an SEC report is difficult to understand, so is all the secrecy surrounding Microsoft Surface’s other aspects.
Readers should note that there are two versions of Microsoft Surface — an ARM (or tablet version) known simply as Surface, and an Intel x86 version called as Microsoft Surface Pro. The version that’s slated to go on sale on October 26 is Microsoft Surface tablet, the ARM version of the product.
The Microsoft Surface Pro, which closely resembles an ultrabook, is expected to hit stores 90 days or three months after Microsoft Surface is released on October 26 alongside Windows 8 — just in time for CES 2013 — according to a previous Microsoft statement.
