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Comment: Microsoft’s new Surface Go will put only the smallest of dents in iPad sales

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/07-microsoft-surface-go1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000)</div><p>Microsoft <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/05/16/microsoft-cheaper-tablet-ipad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">may be positioning[/url] its <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/07/09/microsoft-launches-cheaper-surface-go-ipad-competitor-with-a-10-inch-display/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new $399 Surface Go tablet[/url] as a competitor to Apple’s $329 iPad, but I don’t think Apple need be particularly concerned.</p>
<p>On the, ah, surface, the Go looks like a good deal. For $70 more than the base-model iPad, you get something presenting itself as a full PC, running desktop apps rather than mobile ones. You can also add a $99 or $129 keyboard to turn it into a laptop, an option Apple reserves for the much more expensive iPad Pro.</p>
<p>Microsoft’s keyboards also include a trackpad, with the additional option of a $35 mouse …</p>
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