Weekly Highlights: Surface Pro 3, Rackspace M&A Speculation And More

Microsoft's MSFT new tablet promised a world of innovation, but it wasn't necessarily the tablet that investors expected to see last week.

Instead of a seven-inch Surface, the company unveiled a tablet that was somewhat bigger than any it had developed before.

In addition to Microsoft's surprising reveal, Rackspace RAX gained some investor attention -- thanks to the ongoing speculation surrounding which firms may be interested in a merger.

Meanwhile, new data showed that Netflix NFLX subscribers really like the service.

IBM IBM bought an intriguing startup.

Ubisoft UBSFY set a new pre-order record.

And Google GOOG finally beat Apple AAPL in a brand value study.

Disclosure: At the time of this writing, Louis Bedigian had no position in the equities mentioned in this slideshow.