Microsoft launches the new Surface RT tablet computer running the new Windows 8 operating system software

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Shoppers browse the new Microsoft Surface RT tablet computer running the new Windows 8 operating system software in the newly opened Microsoft Surface store in Times Square in New York on its launch date, Friday, October 26, 2012. The Surface is a rare foray into hardware for Microsoft and is aimed at grabbing market share from Apple's iPad and Google's Android OS. Microsoft is billing Windows 8 as the greatest overhaul of its predominant operating system in 20 years. (© Richard B. Levine)

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