With the newly-launched Surface Pro tablet from Microsoft having apparently sold out at a few retailers, there are diverse reports about whether the stock shortages being reported for the tablet have resulted from overwhelming demand or Microsoft's strategic release of a limited number of units in the stores.

Despite the fact that there has thus far been no officially substantiated report to reveal whether the Surface Pro shortage means that the tablet has been sold out or it was under-stocked by Microsoft, the shortages were quite evident from the fact that some of the customers who tried to buy the tablet this past weekend were told that the device was not in stock.

While the 128GB version of the Surface Pro sold out rather quickly at Microsoft's online store, and continues to remain out of stock; the 64GB model is still available and ready for shipment.

However, as per the Best Buy website, there presently is an across the board shortage of both the versions - 128GB and 64 GB - of the Surface Pro tablet. Neither of the two versions is available for shipping from Best Buy; and no Best Buy store locations have the devices in stock.

So far as the availability of Surface Pro at Staples is concerned, the 128GB version is out of stock and listed as an "online only" offering; while the 64GB model is available only at a few selected locations, which are reporting the stock as `low.'