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Matthew writes: Microsoft has confirmed that it is developing a server version of its yet-to-be-popular Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. To be titled Windows .NET Server Table PC edition, the software is designed to run on the new Table PC server form factor.

“The Table PC is the next step in server design,” says Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. “With its massive screen area, available pointing gloves, and support for up to 64GB of RAM, the Table PC is the server of the future.”

“The primary purpose of the Table PC format is to give business decision makers the information they need in a format that commands immediate respect and looks good on film. For example, a CEO may have the current acquisitions status of small competitors throughout the country shown as they turn from red to green on a large-scale map of the world. Or a battlefield commander might use a Table PC in his field headquarters to intimidate the enemy by claming that the Metal Gear Solid running on it is actually satellite imagery of their invasion force. On a standard PC monitor, that would be an obvious ruse, but on a Table PC it speaks with authority.”