"At this point, I don't feel confident enough to bet in favor of it, " he said.

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She is confident we haven't hit another Depression and that we've learned enough lessons from the past to avoid letting things get as bad as they were before.

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Anyway, the official announcement about this is supposedly this coming Thursday, but we haven't heard enough of the usual pre-announcement rumblings to feel confident that it's really gonna happen then.

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We were originally supposed to see a " limited rollout" of Surface in 2007 at various Harrah's casino properties, which obviously didn't happen -- but despite the delays, Microsoft is apparently now feeling confident enough in the tech to let B- and C-list celebrities grope at it during the 2008 National Heads-Up Poker Championship Drawing Party at Caesar's Palace.

ENGADGET: Microsoft and Harrah's confuse B-list celebs with Surface