Microsoft Surface is the handy Multitouch unit that everyone has come to know and love and in many ways has really started to overshadow the Apple iPhone because of the extreme relevance that the Surface has to the future of desktop computing that the iPhone simply can not match up to.

But now, Microsoft has decided to take things even further and they are looking at making changes to the Surface in order to bring forth a horde of different products in the near future. According to a source from Microsoft, the first thing that the company has planned is to change the shape of the computer from something that occupies a Surface to more traditional shapes like a monitor so that it can be used in the creation of desktop computers that have Multitouch technology but are not that different from what people are used to dealing with now.

In addition to that, product lines of mobile products as well as things like desks in the kitchens and studies are already being planned by the computer giant. One rumour actually has a sphere-shaped Surface computer as part of it and while it is difficult to verify the truthfulness of that particular rumour, a sphere-shaped Microsoft Surface computer would definitely have a cult interest behind it. It would also be very useful in a place like the family room and that factor of functionality may be the eventual deciding factor in the creation of a sphere-shaped Microsoft Surface computer.