Microsoft Surface tablet -- focus="productivity/creation, not consumption"

Darren Dirt · October 16, 2012, 10:28:03 PM

"gorgeous. innovative. exciting. BUT DON'T BUY IT (yet)."
http://gizmodo.com/5952258/dont-preorder-microsoft-surface

Mr. Analog · October 16, 2012, 10:29:32 PM

ha!

Tom · October 16, 2012, 10:53:41 PM

Somehow, as I was clicking the link, and I went to switch to the tab that opened, I read "Don't preorder Microsoft Zune Surface".

hah.

Mr. Analog · October 16, 2012, 10:54:41 PM

LOL

Lemmie just squirt ya a link

It comes in brown!

Tom · October 16, 2012, 10:56:31 PM

Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 16, 2012, 10:54:41 PM
LOL

Lemmie just squirt ya a link

It comes in brown!

eeewwwwww

Mr. Analog · October 16, 2012, 10:59:31 PM

Quote from: Tom on October 16, 2012, 10:56:31 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 16, 2012, 10:54:41 PM
LOL

Lemmie just squirt ya a link

It comes in brown!
eeewwwwww

DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS!

Darren Dirt · October 16, 2012, 11:03:51 PM

Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 16, 2012, 10:59:31 PM
Quote from: Tom on October 16, 2012, 10:56:31 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 16, 2012, 10:54:41 PM
LOL

Lemmie just squirt ya a link

It comes in brown!
eeewwwwww

DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS!

Lazybones · October 16, 2012, 11:18:41 PM

Microsoft's Zune: Squirting Songs Back and Forth

Colors: Brown, Black, White

Developers Developers Developers Developers Remixed

Lazybones · October 17, 2012, 09:17:12 PM

Windows RT accounts for more than one-third of the Surface?s 32GB of storage
http://www.bgr.com/2012/10/17/microsoft-surface-windows-rt-office-total-12-gb/

Mr. Analog · October 17, 2012, 09:52:41 PM

Hah!

Tom · October 17, 2012, 11:20:22 PM

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/microsoft-fresh-out-of-499-surface-rts-after-one-day-of-pre-orders/

Somewhat surprising.

Mr. Analog · October 18, 2012, 05:41:49 AM

I'm guessing marketing, low initial run to create a little artificial demand.

Either that or Microsoft was not expecting to make waves with this device??

Tom · October 18, 2012, 10:12:19 AM

Quote from: Mr. Analog on October 18, 2012, 05:41:49 AM
I'm guessing marketing, low initial run to create a little artificial demand.

Either that or Microsoft was not expecting to make waves with this device??

Maybe. But last I heard, some OEM was saying that they were building /millions/ of these things. But then maybe that was a total for all models rather than the low end model that sold out, which may only mean a few hundred thousand? But thats still a lot.