An analyst specialising in Microsoft activity has predicted that 2013 should be a pretty good year for the company, based on what it sees as the next big thing: the Ultrabook Touch.



From Techradar:

The Ultrabook Touch range is set to be populated with thin, touch-screen enabled notebooks running Windows 8 the Ultrabook moniker is only awarded to laptops that meet Intel's strict specifications. Analyst Rick Sherlund reports, We are bullish on fiscal 2013, anticipating a rich year of new products in high margin businesses including the launch of Windows 8 on a new breed of Ultrabook Touch devices which we believe will generate a compelling upgrade cycle. Lookin' goodAs a result, Sherlund gives the thumbs up to investors on Microsoft's stock not because 2012 looks particularly good, but because of the trends we see looking out to fiscal 2013 and 2014

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