Microsoft could succeed in the tablet PC space, suggests an IDC analyst, despite the Apple iPad's huge sales and manufacturers' interest in operating systems other than Windows for their own tablets, including Google Android and Palm WebOS. Other analysts suggest that the only path to tablet success for Microsoft lies in modifying Windows expressly for that form factor, and syncing the device with other services such as Xbox. At the June's D8 conference, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer hinted that a sufficiently customized version of Windows would indeed run on tablets.
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