Microsoft has been making software for tablets since 2002, when it shipped the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. Many big PC makers produced tablets that ran the software, but they were never big sellers.

I'm a big fan of Microsoft's new 12-inch Surface Pro model, but there's always room for improvement. Here are five things ...

Microsoft has been making software for tablets since 2002, when it shipped the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. Many big PC makers produced tablets that ran the software, but they were never big sellers.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveils "Surface", a new tablet computer to compete with Apple's iPad, at Hollywood's Milk Studios in Los Angeles Monday, June 18, 2012. The 9.3 millimeter thick tablet ...

Some information may no longer be current. Microsoft representatives hold a new Surface tablet computer as it is unveiled by Microsoft in Los Angeles, California, June 18, 2012.David McNew/Reuters ...

But it wasn't Steve Jobs' idea. A full decade before Jobs launched the iPad in 2010, Bill Gates launched Microsoft's touch input tablet computer. Here it is: ...

Microsoft sees tablet computers as a type of PC and that view was behind Microsoft's decision to develop versions of its next-generation Windows 8 desktop operating system for tablet computers ...

Microsoft is working to update its Windows 7 operating system with features more tailored to the touch screens, size and battery life of tablet computers to win a place in the surging market for the ...

Microsoft Corp. is treading a fine line as it tries to make its subscription more compelling, without removing an advantage that tablet computers running Microsoft’s Windows system now have ...

Even with its highly publicized launch of a new tablet computer, Microsoft is expected to have little impact this year on the fast-growing market, a research firm said. ABI Research expects ...

While Microsoft is unlikely to threaten Apple’s dominance in the tablet market anytime soon, some analysts estimate the company could command as much as 15% of the market by 2016. UPDATE 11:32 a.m. ET ...

Microsoft is gearing up to unveil its own tablet to boost its new Windows 8 operating system and counter Apple's hot-selling iPad, according to media reports on Friday.