Microsoft Admits the Courier is Real, Then Destroys Our Hopes and Dreams - The UpStream

Microsoft Admits the Courier is Real, Then Destroys Our Hopes and Dreams

posted Saturday May 1, 2010 by Nicholas DiMeo

Microsoft Admits the Courier is Real, Then Destroys Our Hopes and Dreams

Our visions of a future where there could be a DSi-type device with an operating system, that was larger, faster and more useful were acknowledged, then very quickly dashed as Microsoft finally opened their tight-lipped mouths about the Courier project. The dual-screen tablet has been something we have been longing for Microsoft to actually manufacture, however, it seems that won't be happening anytime soon.

Frank Shaw, Microsoft's Vice President of corporate communications released this in a statement:

At any given time, across any of our business groups, there are new ideas being investigated, tested, and incubated. It's in Microsoft's DNA to continually develop and incubate new technologies to foster productivity and creativity. The "Courier" project is an example of this type of effort and its technologies will be evaluated for use in future Microsoft offerings, but we have no plans to build such a device at this time.

We are all sad pandas. If you're wondering why, here's how it all started. The Courier was an idea for a potential new product line for Microsoft, that they thought could very well be an extremely marketable and successful product. Somewhere along the line though, certain things didn't fall into place and all the people and resources spent on the product will now be places elsewhere. It is quite possible, however, that we may see a Courier-like product turn up in the future from Microsoft's tech team but it will more than likely not look like any pictures or videos we've seen so far. Where do we go from here? Well, considering the Courier won't exist and it looks like the HP Slate won't either, we're unsure. Guess we're sticking to Animal Crossing on the DSi for now.

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