According to a source that refers to the words of the Taiwanese electronics manufacturers, working under the ODM, Intel and Microsoft are working closely with suppliers plates of the first echelon in the development of tablet with Windows 8. The aim of partners - to press Apple on the world market. Now the devices Apple iPad owns 70% of the market, but by 2013 Intel and Microsoft expect to reduce the proportion of iPad up to 50%.
In September, Microsoft will release Windows 8 for x86-compatible platforms, and later - Windows RT for ARM. It is expected that the appearance of these operating systems, more precisely, the plates under their control, to change the balance of power in the market of tablets.
According to current estimates, up to the end of the year, the company Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, ASUSTeK Computer, and Toshiba will release 32 models tablets with Windows 8. In particular, Lenovo and Acer are planning to release several models, covering the price range from $ 300 to $ 1,000. Entry-level models will be sold even cheaper than $ 300, which will enable them to compete with the tablet running Android, which produce unnamed Chinese manufacturers. More expensive models will compete with Apple iPad.
