Microsoft Says 'Courier' Tablet Project Shelved for Now
Microsoft (MSFT) has shelved a development project working on plans for a two-screen, touch-sensing device that could be used to read electronic books and take notes.
The project, code-named Courier, had captivated some technology enthusiasts because of its radical design, images of which leaked onto the Internet last year. People familiar with the matter said the Redmond, Wash., company had never decided to turn the project into a commercial product, which outsiders speculated could be a rival to Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPad and Amazon.com Inc.’s (AMZN) Kindle.
