Ballmer says Microsoft Surface RT sales off to "Slightly better than poor" start
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Breh you do realize the major complaint with RT is price point and the surface pro is just going to be more expensive, jus because its a full os its going to make things better?
qwerty_jones
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599$ with a keyboard is pretty good not the best your getting a lot with that value your getting a full blown OS plus Microsoft Office.
That's a better deal then a Acer Netbook, iPad or iPad Mini
You can literally use this device as a tablet, laptop, desktop PC you name it. Can you do that with an iPad probably not.
Surface Pro will be more expensive but its a better option than buying a laptop. Let's say its 999$ its a better deal than a MacBook or MacBook Pro 13.
I'm replacing all laptops with Surface Pro's I don't see the point of a laptop unless you need more power or a bigger screen.
Like I said this thing isn't a tablet Microsoft changed the game.
what world do some of yall live in
HookersandIceCream
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Surface Pro is also facing competition from those ultrabook convertibles. It's gonna be hard for M$.
qwerty_jones
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That's cool man
If you read the article you can only view cant do shyt without a Office 365 subscription. You have full blown Office with Surface and WP8 free of charge.
What if you need to do e-mails and write a one-note document at the same time how does that work on a iPad iPad Mini? You can snap or split views its one-app-at-a-time. That's not very productive.
Even though this announcement hurts potential sales of the MS Surface RT, that was never a tempting purchase anyway. That Xbox surface is a tempting buy and will excite people and get them talking. If MS can somehow bring the console experience and make it portable, I mean a tablet truly formatted for gaming?
I still think MS can make some headway into the 7 inch tablet market just not at $500. I can't help but think they should have seen this coming. Not the smartest of product launches. Zune status is right,, the surface rt while better than the Ipad isn't offering an experience that justifies $500.
qwerty_jones
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Surface is more portable, lighter and offers better first party support from MS no bloatware. It's going to sell better than your traditional ultrabook or hybrid. No point in buying a laptop unless you need more power.
Lack of apps
Overrated os
Priced at 500?
Can be a refurb iPad and a tablet that runs android for that price
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk breh!
Overrated os
Priced at 500?
Can be a refurb iPad and a tablet that runs android for that price
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk breh!
aXiom
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All them shyts gonna be running windows, M$ don't give a fukk. They're first and foremost a software company, but they priced themselves out of the market with the Surface RT. Which begs to question whether or not they did it on purpose. I mean the hardware of the Pro i can understand but the RT version is using 1 year old tablet parts. They could easily lower the price by another $100-150 and still profit.qwerty_jones
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Even though this announcement hurts potential sales of the MS Surface RT, that was never a tempting purchase anyway. That Xbox surface is a tempting buy and will excite people and get them talking. If MS can somehow bring the console experience and make it portable, I mean a tablet truly formatted for gaming?
I still think MS can make some headway into the 7 inch tablet market just not at $500. I can't help but think they should have seen this coming. Not the smartest of product launches. Zune status is right,, the surface rt while better than the Ipad isn't offering an experience that justifies $500.
For a student what would be better at 599$ Surface RT or iPad 32 you tell me?
qwerty_jones
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Tegra 4 is fairly new.