High prices said to doom Microsoft’s Surface to fourth-place finish
It’s not just know-nothing bloggers who think Microsoft’s (MSFT) Surface is overpriced — some tech industry analysts think so as well. Per Business Insider, Sterne Agee …
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The difference between ‘need’ and ‘want’
Microsoft (MSFT) began airing its debut Surface tablet commercial earlier this week and early responses have been mixed. I have seen some praise strewn about the …
Windows RT accounts for more than one-third of the Surface's 32GB of storage
Yes, the entry-level Microsoft (MSFT) Surface offers twice the nominal storage of Apple’s (AAPL) entry-level iPad of the same price. But as Business Insider notes, …
New Surface video shows more cool features, less oddball choreography [video]
Microsoft (MSFT) unleashed its first commercial for the Surface on Tuesday and it was difficult to tell apart from a late-’90s Gap ad or a …
Windows boss rides Surface tablet like a skateboard to show off durability
Just how strong is the Surface tablet’s combination of a magnesium case, a Gorilla Glass 2 front panel and an optically bonded in-cell display? In …
Microsoft Surface preorders for base model sell out in under 24 hours
Though the odds are against it and pricing seems questionable to some, launch-day preorders for the base model of Microsoft’s (MSFT) debut tablet are already sold …
Microsoft's first Surface commercial shows off click-in keyboard [video]
In addition to releasing its first Windows 8 TV commercial this week, Microsoft (MSFT) aired its first official Surface tablet TV commercial during a Monday Night …
Beneath the Surface: Inventing the tablet that reinvents Microsoft
Both literally and figuratively, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Surface is more than just a tablet. In the literal sense, the sleek device is something of a tablet-notebook …
Microsoft Surface preorders start today at noon, 32GB model priced to take on iPad at $499
While the news slipped out a bit earlier than the company intended, Microsoft (MSFT) on Tuesday announced pricing and preorder details for its highly anticipated …
Microsoft Surface RT prices revealed: 32GB model starts at $499, 64GB model goes for $699
It turns out Steve Ballmer wasn’t lying when he said that the Surface would be priced like Apple’s (AAPL) iPad. Per TechCrunch, Microsoft (MSFT) has inadvertently …
Microsoft building up 5 million Surface tablets for holiday shopping
Microsoft (MSFT) seems pretty confident it can sell a lot of Surfaces. Supply chain sources have told the Wall Street Journal that Microsoft has placed …
Microsoft’s new guerilla marketing tactic: Draw graffiti of the Surface on local car washes [updated]
Microsoft (MSFT) has started cranking up its marketing machine for the launch of the Surface this month and the company isn’t just going the normal …
Microsoft to give Surface a grand midnight launch on October 26th [updated]
We got our first gander at Microsoft’s (MSFT) Surface tablet this past summer but now it appears that the device is almost ready for primetime. …
Microsoft Surface tablet to start around $300
Microsoft (MSFT) hasn’t been very forthcoming about what it plans to charge customers for its soon-to-be-released Surface tablet, but CEO Steve Ballmer told the Seattle …
Microsoft to give all employees free Surface tablets and Windows Phone 8 devices
According to a report from GeekWire, Microsoft (MSFT) has informed its full-time employees that they will be receiving both a Surface tablet and a Windows …
Microsoft success with Surface depends on pricing
ABI Research has some important advice for Microsoft (MSFT) to consider: If it wants its Surface tablets to succeed, it needs to price them lower …
Why Microsoft deserves credit for Windows 8 innovations, even if people end up hating them
There’s no shortage of people criticizing Microsoft (MSFT) over the decisions it has made with Windows 8 and its Surface tablet, from analysts to OEMs to …
IDC: Microsoft bets big on Surface with more than 3 million tablets on order for launch
Microsoft’s (MSFT) initial production run for its Surface tablet will yield more than 3 million units according to estimates by market research firm IDC. The …
Microsoft reportedly doesn’t care if its $199 Surface tablet pushes partners out of the market
Microsoft (MSFT) is reportedly well aware that pricing its entry-level Windows RT tablet at $199 will push its vendor partners out of the market, but …
HP declines to join the Microsoft Surface hate parade
At least one Microsoft (MSFT) OEM partner seems to realize that there’s no point in bellyaching over Microsoft’s decision to build its own tablet. CRN reports …
Microsoft Surface Windows RT tablet reportedly priced at just $199
Price estimates for the Windows RT version of Microsoft’s (MSFT) Surface tablet have been all over the map, ranging from $600 to a highly unlikely $1,000. …
Acer CEO issues mafia-style warning to Microsoft over Surface tablet
Steve Ballmer had better watch out: it sounds like some of Microsoft’s (MSFT) OEM partners want to put a horse head in his bed over …
Microsoft already at work on Surface tablet sequel
The first Surface tablet isn’t due to be released until October 26th, but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft (MSFT) from looking ahead to the next version …
Analyst calls Microsoft’s Surface tablet the next Zune
Just about the last thing Microsoft (MSFT) wants to hear right now is comparisons of any of its products to the Zune, its failed iPod killer …
Microsoft Surface to officially surface on October 26th
Just in time for Halloween (and the launch of Windows 8), Microsoft (MSFT) has revealed that it plans on releasing its first Surface tablets on …
Microsoft admits spurned OEMs could flee Windows
Hell hath no fury like an original equipment manufacturer scorned. The New York Times has discovered that Microsoft (MSFT) is actually somewhat worried that some of …
Swedish website takes Microsoft Surface tablet preorders starting at a budget-busting $1,000
From the department of wild speculation, WPCentral has found a Swedish website that is taking pre-orders for Microsoft’s (MSFT) 32GB Windows RT-based Surface tablet and is …
Woz on Microsoft Surface: ‘I want to use one, I want to own one’
Cult of Mac finds that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is once again praising products that are directly competing with the wares of his former company. In …
Bill Gates to PC makers: Don’t be mad about Surface
Microsoft may be going it alone in making its first tablet but company chairman and founder Bill Gates says that Windows PC original equipment manufacturers …
First Microsoft Surface tablets will be Wi-Fi-only
Bloomberg reports that the first generation of Microsoft’s Surface tablets will only support Wi-Fi connectivity to start, and won’t be able to connect with carriers’ proprietary 4G …
