How to you gussy up Windows 7, which isn't touch-centric, to make it more viable for tablets and slates? You stick IE 9 on it, according to the Microsoft game plan. In addition to the slides from a "Microsoft Commercial Slate PCs" deck which I posted last week, I also had a chance to see a related script aimed at partners and Microsoft employees to help them demo Windows 7 slates for businesses and consumers. The script suggests how those demoing these devices should set them up to convince users that Microsoft and its partners have viable alternatives to other tablets/slates.