The new iPad Pro is another major step forward in Apple's plan to challenge Microsoft's Surface Pro (AAPL, MSFT)

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• Apple's new iPad Pro will support a key feature the iPad has been missing: mouse and trackpad compatibility.
• This addition is another sign that Apple is turning the iPad Pro into a real laptop alternative, much like Microsoft's Surface tablet.
• Apple has added many features to the iPad over the years that have made it better at multitasking, but mouse support was the one missing piece it needed to serve as a viable productivity device.
• It's an acknowledgement that Microsoft was on the right track when it introduced the original Microsoft Surface in 2012, a tablet that commercialized the concept of using a tablet as a laptop alternative. 
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Apple may insist that the iPad Pro isn't a laptop replacement, but this high-end tablet is closer than ever to becoming one, as evidenced by the new model announced this week.

If anything, the launch serves as another indication that Microsoft was on to something when it launched its Surface tablet-laptop hybrid in 2012, which is now nearly 8 years old and popularized the concept of regularly using a keyboard and mouse with a tablet.

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