Microsoft slashes price of Surface tablet

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Microsoft slashes price of Surface tablet
AFP July 16, 2013, 1:14 am

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft has quietly cut the price of its entry-level Surface tablet computer by some 30 percent, after surveys indicating sluggish sales.

The Surface RT tablet was being sold for as low as $349 for US customers on the Microsoft website on Monday, down from the introductory price last year of $499.

The move comes amid a price war for tablets and a flood of new devices on the market.

Amazon has slashed prices of its Kindle HD tablets to as low as $169 in the US and 139 pounds in Britain, while Barnes & Noble has cut the price of its Nook to as low as $129, and has announced plans to outsource production of its tablets.

Microsoft introduced its Surface last year at a premium price, promoting the device as a substitute for a personal computer with an attachable keyboard.

But a survey by the research firm IDC estimated the company sold just 900,000 units in the first quarter, in a global market of some 49 million.

Microsoft previously cut the price of the Surface as low as $199 for education buyers.

 

[syed putra]

this tablet support flash player? otherwise useless like the rest.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Better think twice before buying this. Understand its limitations.

You can't install a typical windows program into the Windows RT OS. You can only download from the Windows App store. The RT version is a watered down version of the Windows 8 version. Things like printer drivers which you require cannot be installed either. You need to store into a thumbdrive, and bring it to your printer to print.

 

[Dark Knight]

Slashing price for this OEM product by Microsoft is not going to sell well either.
It's just another tablet with keyboard.

 

[sta1100]

MS forget about it !! Shit stuff

 

[laksaboy]

Surprise! Nobody wants to buy a piece of shit.

Better start slashing prices to clear your inventory.

Microsoft tries to imitate Apple (again), and fails spectacularly.


[video=youtube;4QRWa68MtLc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QRWa68MtLc[/video]

 

[laksaboy]

Microsoft has quietly cut the price of its entry-level Surface tablet computer by some 30 percent, after surveys indicating sluggish sales.

Why quietly cut prices, when you had launched the product with loud fanfare?


[video=youtube;U7UlE-o8DQQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7UlE-o8DQQ[/video]

 

[peppertail]

Better think twice before buying any tablet. Never understood the use of these 'neither here nor there' toys.

Get a proper phone and a proper laptop instead.

 

[Heaven]

Better think twice before buying any tablet. Never understood the use of these 'neither here nor there' toys.

Get a proper phone and a proper laptop instead.

That's right. This kind of tablet is necessary.

 

[Sideswipe]

Better think twice before buying any tablet. Never understood the use of these 'neither here nor there' toys.

Get a proper phone and a proper laptop instead.

a tablet is convenient to carry around. a phone screen size is small and functions limited. a laptop is too big. a tablet is the best balance between functionality and portability.

 

[peppertail]

a tablet is convenient to carry around. a phone screen size is small and functions limited. a laptop is too big. a tablet is the best balance between functionality and portability.

The lack of functionality is exactly the reason why i have not bought a tablet so far. Carrying a laptop is not hard...

 

[Sideswipe]

The lack of functionality is exactly the reason why i have not bought a tablet so far. Carrying a laptop is not hard...

some women told me that laptops above 10 inch size are heavy. they refuse to carry those laptops outdoors.

 

[blackmondy]

some women told me that laptops above 10 inch size are heavy. they refuse to carry those laptops outdoors.

Lanjiao OK ?

I'm sure they have no problems carrying a 15 inch wide LV or Gucci bag !

 

[laksaboy]

A tablet is primarily a media consumption device. You can consume media on a phone too, but the screen may be too small on a phone.

A tablet is also a good thing to have if you read e-books.

For work and productivity, a notebook or PC is better.

 

[halsey02]

a tablet is convenient to carry around. a phone screen size is small and functions limited. a laptop is too big. a tablet is the best balance between functionality and portability.

Microsoft has the distinction of making crappy 1st generation of anything they come out with....

 

[singveld]

no one want to buy this shit, they should try to sell to africa, middle east and other third world shithole.

 

[Fishypie]

some women told me that laptops above 10 inch size are heavy. they refuse to carry those laptops outdoors.

I thought 10inch siZes are a boon to many Women ?..

 

[laksaboy]

no one want to buy this shit, they should try to sell to africa, middle east and other third world shithole.

I think even third world shitholes don't want the overpriced crap from Microsoft. They can build very cheap Android tablets at a fraction of the cost.

 

[halsey02]

no one want to buy this shit, they should try to sell to africa, middle east and other third world shithole.

Third world shitholes are getting smarter too..maybe they should try the martian..or sell to NASA & use it on their probes into space..

 

[singveld]

I think even third world shitholes don't want the overpriced crap from Microsoft. They can build very cheap Android tablets at a fraction of the cost.

if the price is low enough, third world shitholes will buy it. 100%.