The first Microsoft Surface tablets will not support LTE

This agency Bloomberg said a source on the market. Note that the main competitor to Microsoft - a company Apple - release tablets iPad, supporting the fourth-generation network LTE, although it also has the cheaper models, working only with Wi-Fi.

The plates which can only Wi-Fi, a large part of the market. Microsoft's decision to release only such models can help companies reduce costs, said Ben Bajarin (Ben Bajarin), an analyst at consulting firm Creative Strategies. On the other hand, this solution is not too fit into the strategy of positioning as a Surface device that can be used anywhere and at any time.

However, according to research by Gartner, the majority of users still using plates in the first house, where there is Wi-Fi, and avoid the use of cellular networks due to their high cost.

Microsoft Surface Plates will be available later this year. Devices will be two: the more expensive will work on Windows 8 Pro and chips Intel, and it will be possible to use all of the programs created for PCs on Windows, the cheaper will work on Windows RT chips, and Nvidia and it will only mobile application from the Marketplace. The distinctive feature of the Tablet Microsoft - magnetic cover, which acts as a touch keyboard.