3 Million Surface Tablets in 2012 Means What, Exactly?

Microsoft will build 3 million Surfaces by the end of the year, but is that really going big or is it a more conservative approach?

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/report-microsoft-building-3-million-surface-tablets-in-2012/

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