Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has proclaimed a mass of tablets and "smart device" are on their way from the corporation in next "a few months." Ballmer made declaration in his essential speech at the open day of corporations universal Partner Conference in Washington, D.C.

"Over the course of the next some months, you will see a variety of Windows 7 based schedule that I believe you'll find reasonably impressive," Ballmer told the press. Ballmer as well said that Microsoft intended to build tablets with partners Dell, Samsung, and Toshiba. Ballmer added that cost would be diverse with a few models cost to contend with Apple's iPad.

Extensive doubt permeates but, as Ballmer earlier proclaimed the HP-Microsoft tablet, a Slate sample, in January to underwhelmed viewers. The Slate looked and acted similar of a color Amazon Kindle and was sent back to drawing board.

By delayed April, the stressed project was fragment by both Microsoft and HP. HP then rapidly moved to purchase Palm, an proceed similar to a go down man grabbing at any lifeline the corporation jump aboard WebOS system rather than using Windows 7. This month HP proclaimed it would utilize WebOS on an entire range of devices. Other producers, for example LG, are as well abandoning Windows 7 as it becomes less applicable in mobile market.