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		Microsoft drops "Surface," its tablet product to go head-to-head with iPad (eweek.com)
		8 points by TuringDisciple on June 19, 2012 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 3 comments

Negitivefrags on June 19, 2012 [–]

Using the term "drops" generally means to discontinue.

cadooo on June 19, 2012 | [–]

Drops can be used in place of release. For example "the new Justin Beiber album drops today." In the tech world it is usually associated with discontinue.

Negitivefrags on June 19, 2012 | | [–]

In that case the product is dropped rather than the company dropping it.

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