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MicrosoftCEOtoutsnewWindowstabletsvsiPad
SEATTLE,Jul12(Reuters)-MicrosoftCorpChiefExecutiveSteveBallmertoutednewtablet-styledevicesrunningtheWindows7operatingsystemfromabout20manufacturersataconferenceonMonday,underliningthegiantsoftwarecompany'seagernesstocountertheexplosionofinterestinAppleInc'siPad.
NewWindows-poweredtabletorslatedevices--small,hand-held,wirelesscomputers--areinthepipelinefromAcerInc,DellInc,SamsungElectronicsCoLtd,ToshibaCorp,SonyCorpandadozenotherPCmakers,Ballmersaidatthecompany'sannualpartnerconferenceinWashington,D.C.,whichwaswebcast.
"Thisyear,oneofthemostimportantthingsthatwewilldointhesmartdevicecategoryisreallypushforwardwithWindows7-basedslates,"saidBallmer."Thisisaterriblyimportantareaforus."
Apple'siPad,launchedinApril,hasalreadysoldmorethan2millionunitsworldwide,andthreatenstotakecustomersawayfromMicrosoft-dominateddesktopcomputing.
BallmerdidnotmentionHewlett-PackardCo,theworld'sNo.1PCmaker,whichhassaiditplanstobuildslatedevicesrunningtheoperatingsystemdevisedbyPalmInc,whichHPboughtthisyear.However,HP'slogodidappearonaslidelistingPCmakersworkingonslateswhichwasdisplayedasBallmerspoke.
Atthesameconference,MicrosoftannouncedthatonlineauctionfirmeBayInc,techservicescompanyFujitsuLtdandPCmakerDellareamongthecompaniestestingMicrosoft'snewWindowsAzureplatformappliance,whichletscustomersimplementMicrosoft'snewest"cloud"servertechnologyinitsowndatacenters.
Microsoftisheavilyemphasizing"cloud"servicesattheconference,essentiallyhelpingcompaniesmanagetheirdataandcomputingpower--andthoseoftheircustomers--overtheInternet.
Microsoftshareswereupalmost2percentat$24.75onNasdaq.