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"Microsoft\u00A0stated in\u00A0its fiscal Q4 earnings report that it scrapped an additional Surface form factor. It might have been\u00A0the\u00A0oft-reported, but never actually released, Surface Mini. Of course, it could have been anything Surface related.\r\n\r\nIn the\u00A0report\u00A0Microsoft states:\r\nCurrent year cost of revenue included Surface inventory adjustments resulting from our transition to newer generation devices and a decision to not ship a new form factor.\r\nAhead of its May 2014 Surface event,\u00A0rumors swirled that Microsoft\u00A0was working on a 7-inch Surface tablet. When the company issued invitations\u00A0to the event\u00A0asking the press to &amp;quot;join us for a small gathering&amp;quot; it was expected that a Surface Mini would appear.\r\n\r\nIt never materialized. Well, not in the mechanical flesh. It was referenced in the Surface Pro 3 manual. So it's not a huge leap to say that after looking at the tablet market, Microsoft decided to can the Surface Mini at the last minute and that is what it was referencing in its earnings report.\r\n\r\nBut it's\u00A0still leap and without actual confirmation from\u00A0Microsoft that the Surface Mini has been sent to the scrap heap in the sky, there's still a small (very, very small) glimmer of hope that it'll appear in the future.\r\n\r\nBut probably not.\r\n\r\nH/T Gizmodo"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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