14 DAY TRIAL // Windows tablets have a bright future in several markets across the world, including Japan and Korea where local vendors are now trying to bring more devices to users.
Digitimes writes, via its well-placed “sources with Taiwan's supply chain,” that vendors in Japan and Korea are trying to build more 8- and 10-inch Windows tablets in order to cope with the growing demand.
According to the same report, sales of Windows tablets increased from 3 percent to 15 percent in just a few months, so devices running Microsoft’s modern operating system could experience a significant boost in the coming months as well.
Word is that Microsoft is also trying to benefit from this growing demand for smaller tablets by launching a Surface Mini, which could be a new device equipped with an 8-inch screen and running Windows RT 8.1. Of course, a smaller Surface tablet would try to compete against the iPad mini and the Nexus 7, coming with a very affordable price tag and features usually available on more expensive devices.
Microsoft hasn’t yet commented on the possibility to launch a smaller Surface tablet, but the company said with several occasions that it wants to expand the Surface product lineup, so such an addition would only make sense for both the company and its customers.