Microsoft during the call discussing its latest fiscal results claimed that the iPad wasn’t having an effect on computer sales. Investor relations GM Bill Koefoed dodged around mentioning Apple by name but said Microsoft had “not seen a shift” from notebooks towards tablets. He didn’t say how Microsoft could prove this but saw overall PC sales up between nine and 11 percent in the summer, with work PCs up about 15 percent.
The company was “enthusiastic” about tablets and was confident that, in tablets, Microsoft could provide “choice and value” across devices…
