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"We're little over a week until Microsoft's big Windows 8 reveal and the launch of its Surface tablets, but the company's eagerness to move ahead with its Web marketing suggests that consumers will get the chance to preorder the device a little earlier than first thought.\r\n\r\nIt appears that Microsoft (or an agency working on its behalf) pushed the button on a new Web banner campaign that has been showing up on prominent technology websites including Gizmodo and AllThingsD.\r\n\r\nThe Verge noticed the ads, which alert users that the Surface tablets are &amp;quot;now open for preorder&amp;quot; and offer a &amp;quot;Buy now&amp;quot; link:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nClicking the link directs to a\u00A0Bing search for &amp;quot;Surface Microsoftstore.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nMicrosoft has remained fairly quiet in regards to its Surface launch, only recently moving forward with new TV adverts\u00A0and opening a dedicated Surface Twitter account.\r\n\r\nMicrosoft has also begun making preparations on its official store, with a cached Google search displaying a placeholder for the device. The pricing is set to $0.00, waiting for Microsoft to finally reveal pricing (and following today's new banners,\u00A0possible preorder availability).\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nImage Credit:\u00A0Kevork Djansezian/Getty"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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