Microsoft fired the shots earlier this week with its Surface tablet announcement that not only took most of the press by surprise but even most of Microsoft’s OEM partners. While we believe that the Surface is more of a poster device for Windows 8 and Microsoft does not intend to alienate its hardware partners, the seeds of distrust have been planted. Oliver Ahrens, Acer’s senior VP and president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, made his feelings clear in an interview with Reuters where he dism...