The first banners promoting the Surface reached the web

Oct 16, 2012 08:05 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft rolled out the first Surface advertisement earlier today and now the first banners promoting the tablet show up on the Internet.

The banner reads “Surface, now open for pre-order,” but whenever the user clicks on the “Buy now” link, he is redirected to a Bing search results page for the “surface microsoftstore” query.

This is the first hint that Microsoft may debut the preorder program for the Surface tablet today, ahead of the product’s official unveiling slated for October 25 in New York.

In addition, the company may also reveal full details about the device, including pricing and technical specifications. As far as we know, the Surface will be priced in the same range as the Apple iPad, as Microsoft intends to challenge Apple’s highly-popular device for the industry’s leading spot.