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Acer to Launch Smaller 8-inch Windows Tablet in June

Acer Inc. (2353.TW) plans to launch a smaller 8-inch Windows tablet next month, the first confirmed device from a Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) hardware partner that will compete directly against smaller tablets from Google Inc. and Apple Inc.Microsoft said last month its hardware partners will launch smaller Windows 8 devices in coming months. The software giant is also planning its own brand 7-inch tablet, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal in April.Microsoft's new touch-controlled operating system Windows 8 marks a radical overhaul, but has so far seen low penetration rate, partly due to the high price of the devices.The new Acer tablet has not been launched officially but a product listing was briefly leaked on Amazon.com last week before being removed. An Acer executive who declined to be named confirmed the tablet is on the way but didn't elaborate on the device's features.Acer, the world's fourth-largest PC maker by shipments, was one of Microsoft's most vocal...

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