microsoft surface microsoft surface price With its Windows business facing increasing competition thanks to a dizzying array of consumer devices like Apple's iPhone and tablet computers running on Google's Android operating system, Microsoft is placing its bets on its own hardware and software with the "Surface". How can the software giant distinguish its yet-to-be-released tablet computer ? Some analysts believe price could be the difference. "The company did not disclose any pricing details, but said that pricing will be competitive with a comparable ARM tablet and Intel Ultrabook," Deutsche Bank Securities analysts said in a research note last week. "However, we believe that with its own device and with control on pricing, MSFT will be able to better use price as a competitive differentiator." Nonetheless, if a recent report proves to be accurate, Microsoft's tablet computer -- particularly its higher-end version -- prob