The inside story of how Microsoft killed its Courier tablet | Microsoft - CNET News

Excerpt from an extensive article on Courier’s demise

The story of Microsoft's Courier has only been told in pieces. And nothing has been disclosed publicly about the infighting that led to the innovative device's death. This article was pieced together through interviews with 18 current and former Microsoft executives, as well as contractors and partners who worked on the project. None of the Microsoft employees, both current and former, would talk for attribution because they worried about potential repercussions. Microsoft's top spokesman, Frank Shaw, offered only a brief comment for this story and otherwise declined to make Microsoft's senior executives available.

The inside story of how Microsoft killed its Courier tablet | Microsoft - CNET News