Digitimes Research: Surface tablet to mainly devour notebook demand in the short term

Digitimes Research: Surface tablet to mainly devour notebook demand in the short term: Microsoft's recently launched own-brand Surface tablets have raised the question of whether Surface will devour consumer demand for tablets or notebooks, or maybe even both. In terms of hardware, Surface is capable of satisfying consumer demand for notebooks, but to replace other tablets, it still requires a more complete app software ecosystem, according to Digitimes Research senior analyst James Wang.