Microsoft's plans for introducing a smaller version of the Surface were killed off at the last minute, according to a report from Bloomberg. Initial reports claimed that Microsoft was all set to introduce a 8 inch Surface tablet, tailored for note taking. It was definitely in a bid to compete against all the other small tablets, but Satya Nadella, the Chief Executive Officer at Microsoft, and Stephen Elop, heading the Devices and Services group, had apparently decided to kill the "almost-ready" tablet since it purportedly didn't prove to be different enough to be a hit, in their eyes. That's obviously a bold position, considering the product was reportedly in the works already. What Microsoft really announced - Surface Pro 3 with a 12" screen This will prove to be a really crucial decision for the company, as several statistics have only pointed at increasing demand for small tablets, rather than bigger ones. Apple released a "mini" version of its tablet to much success, after witnessing the popularity of Kindle Fire and Google's Nexus devices, and seemingly, the demand is still there, even when the market has started showing signs of slow down. Microsoft was reportedly gearing up up to release its own ...
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