HP declines to join the Microsoft Surface hate parade

. At least one Microsoft (MSFT) OEM partner seems to realize that there's no point in bellyaching over Microsoft's decision to build its own tablet. CRN reports that John Solomon, the senior vice president of sales for HP's (HPQ) Americas division, doesn't see the Surface as a threat to Windows OEMs and instead thinks that the Surface is simply a benchmark for other manufacturers to follow when making their own devices.
“I believe Microsoft was basically making a leadership statement and showing what's possible in the tablet space,” Solomon told CRN.

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