Post by jeffolie on Aug 14, 2012 15:45:34 GMT -6
Loser: RT Microsoft tablet $199 reminds me of Zune's demise
RT does not run MS Office very much if at all ... this kills it for now as a "Business Purchase"
The Windows 8 version will run Office ... increasing the value to businesses wanting the convenience of Excel and Access or Word.
For personal use the $199 competes head on with Kindle Fire which offers a better music selection and Amazon access in its soon to be 3rd version while the bugs in the upcoming MS RT will be needed to be debugged.
I do not own a tablet ... as these prices and tech changes I can not see it for my personal needs.
If anything I expect that within 3 years that smartphones will dominate and replace tablets plus cheaper book readers will play catch up with the Apple features.
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Microsoft Surface with Windows RT to sell for $199, report says
August 14, 2012
The Microsoft Surface will be available in four versions upon its launch in October alongside the release of Windows 8. The 10.6-inch tablet will come in 32 GB and 64 GB versions running Windows RT, a slimmed down version of Windows 8 designed for tablets. The Surface will also be available in 64 GB and 128 GB versions running Windows 8. The 32 GB Windows RT Surface would presumably be the one that costs $199. (Microsoft / August 14, 2012)
The light version of the Microsoft Surface will sell for $199, a new report says.
At that price, the 10.6-inch tablet could seriously threaten the sales of the Apple iPad and the new Google Nexus 7.
The Surface, announced this summer, received a positive response from media and consumers, but the biggest question Microsoft left unanswered was how much it would charge for the tablet.
But now a report by Engadget says the lightest version of the Windows 8 tablet will be available for the same price as the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire despite having more than twice as much storage as the higher-end Nexus 7 and a larger screen than the iPad.
The Microsoft Surface will be available in four versions upon its launch in October alongside the release of Windows 8. The Surface will come in 32 GB and 64 GB versions running Windows RT, a slimmed down version of Windows 8 designed for tablets. The Surface will also be available in 64 GB and 128 GB versions running Windows 8.
The 32 GB Windows RT Surface would presumably be the one that costs $199.
Microsoft shared its Surface launch plans at a recent conference, an inside source told Engadget.
At $199, the tech site speculated Microsoft would likely lose money on each unit and would be counting on consumers to spend on media and apps to make up the cost.
www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-microsoft-surface-199-20120814,0,1498017.story
RT does not run MS Office very much if at all ... this kills it for now as a "Business Purchase"
The Windows 8 version will run Office ... increasing the value to businesses wanting the convenience of Excel and Access or Word.
For personal use the $199 competes head on with Kindle Fire which offers a better music selection and Amazon access in its soon to be 3rd version while the bugs in the upcoming MS RT will be needed to be debugged.
I do not own a tablet ... as these prices and tech changes I can not see it for my personal needs.
If anything I expect that within 3 years that smartphones will dominate and replace tablets plus cheaper book readers will play catch up with the Apple features.
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Microsoft Surface with Windows RT to sell for $199, report says
August 14, 2012
The Microsoft Surface will be available in four versions upon its launch in October alongside the release of Windows 8. The 10.6-inch tablet will come in 32 GB and 64 GB versions running Windows RT, a slimmed down version of Windows 8 designed for tablets. The Surface will also be available in 64 GB and 128 GB versions running Windows 8. The 32 GB Windows RT Surface would presumably be the one that costs $199. (Microsoft / August 14, 2012)
The light version of the Microsoft Surface will sell for $199, a new report says.
At that price, the 10.6-inch tablet could seriously threaten the sales of the Apple iPad and the new Google Nexus 7.
The Surface, announced this summer, received a positive response from media and consumers, but the biggest question Microsoft left unanswered was how much it would charge for the tablet.
But now a report by Engadget says the lightest version of the Windows 8 tablet will be available for the same price as the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire despite having more than twice as much storage as the higher-end Nexus 7 and a larger screen than the iPad.
The Microsoft Surface will be available in four versions upon its launch in October alongside the release of Windows 8. The Surface will come in 32 GB and 64 GB versions running Windows RT, a slimmed down version of Windows 8 designed for tablets. The Surface will also be available in 64 GB and 128 GB versions running Windows 8.
The 32 GB Windows RT Surface would presumably be the one that costs $199.
Microsoft shared its Surface launch plans at a recent conference, an inside source told Engadget.
At $199, the tech site speculated Microsoft would likely lose money on each unit and would be counting on consumers to spend on media and apps to make up the cost.
www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-microsoft-surface-199-20120814,0,1498017.story