By Al Ngullie , Guest Writer Microsoft Corporation has launched ‘Microsoft Surface Tablet’, the software giant’s new series of tablet computers which I believe is “in response” to the Apple iPad. So why would Microsoft come up with a tablet computer only now? Ask Apple and what it has been doing to eat into the hitherto-indomitable market hitherto-controlled by Windows. I mean the specs of OSs have been reinvented over and over again while MS continues to milk its aging franchise. Well, at least until now – the Windows 8 is here. That aside, by first look at the Surface Tablet’s design and a sneak peek at its specifications and features, the new device definitely testifies to observations that the corporation is finally shifting to new technological paradigms particularly in the face of Apple’s onslaught at the personal appliances market. So what did MS come up with, to try pushing a condescending thumb into Apple’s face? Well, it depends on what your definition of ‘utility’ i