Surface

Microsoft has resisted making Office available on iPad for a long time.

The Surface 2 tablet launched yesterday in New York.

There's a new tablet in town. It's called the Surface, and it's Microsoft's answer to the iPad. But will the new product, complete with a keyboard and running Windows, be able to compete in the tablet market?

Microsoft's new tablet computer, the Surface, looks kind of like an iPad, but it runs Windows and has a keyboard. It was unveiled yesterday at a very Apple-esque event.