All Windows 8 hardware just looks the same

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So much for something new to shake up the market (that last device is running Android, by the way). It seems like the biggest point of differentiation is the keyboard, that’s it.

This is part of Microsoft attempting to force OEM’s to use a standardized design, but I wonder if this is how they expected it to turn out. There’s nothing here that would make me know which device out of this line up to actually pick.

I’ll update this more as additional tablets are announced.

All images via The Verge.

 
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