Dell during a pre-briefing for its new business PCs confirmed that it was developing a 10-inch Windows 7 tablet. The slate received few real details but, despite Microsoft hopes, would be limited to enterprise users. The design would be for companies whose workers need “greater mobility” but who still need to meet specific security requirements, Dell said.
The tablet will arrive sometime this year. A full touch-aware Windows OS may not show until Windows 8 in 2012. Dell currently has tablets but has so far left them to convertibles such as the Inspiron Duo and the Latitude XT series