microsoft shelves courier, but may re-emerge - pen tablet for pc

SEATTLE (Reuters)-
Microsoft the Company (Microsoft Corp . ) its "express" tablet will not be launched as a product, said Thursday, and the computer has been touted by some as a potential competitor to Apple's iPad, at least in its current form. The device —
Microsoft has never publicly acknowledged this.
Looks like a thin twin.
Screen, pen and touch
In the photos posted by tech blog Gizmodo, operate a portable PC similar to an open laptop.
Earlier this year, Microsoft will launch a courier service at Las Vegas's Consumer Electronics Show, but Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer touted HP.
Packard Company
In his keynote speech.
The company said Thursday that the courier company will not see the dawn of the current form, but does not rule out Microsoft will launch its own tablet or tablet in the future.
Frank Shaw, head of Microsoft's public relations department, said: "at any specific time, in any of our business groups, new ideas have been investigated, tested and cultivated, "In a blog on the company's website today
"The 'drop' project is an example of this effort, and its technology will be evaluated for future Microsoft products.