Just a few short days after a report surfaced suggesting that Microsoft is planning to release a wearable smartwatch or smart band this coming October, yet another report has emerged to state that the company is indeed getting ready to go head to head with Apple’s upcoming iWatch. This time, word comes from Paul Thurrott, who is often a reliable source for information surrounding Microsoft’s unannounced plans. Thurrott’s unnamed sources say that Microsoft plans to launch a wearable device that resembles Samsung’s Gear Fit. The claim is in line with earlier reports that noted the display on Microsoft’s wrist-worn device would be long and narrow, though Thurrott seems to hung up on semantics, emphasizing that it is not a “watch.” Of course, the device will function