Digitimes: the cheapest Surface tablet will cost $ 599
DigiTimes, famous for its insider information, has obtained information on the cost of the recently announced Microsoft Surface tablets.
It became known that the Taiwanese Pegatron Corporation , a subsidiary of AsusTek, is engaged in the production and assembly of tablets (it is interesting that it is also called as Google’s Nexus tablet vendor, which is expected to be presented on Google I / O). At the same time, the approximate cost of a Surface with an ARM processor and Windows RT operating system will be about $ 599, while a tablet version based on an IvyBridge with a full-fledged Windows 8 will cost $ 799. (For comparison, you can see that the second-generation ultrabook of ASUS Zenbook UX32VD on an Intel Core i5-3317U processor will also cost the buyer a similar amount.)
Also today, TheVerge techno-blog reviewers talked to Steve Ballmer about Microsoft’s long-term perspectives in the production of products uncharacteristic of the company. In particular, the journalists mentioned that a number of large vendors expressed disapproval of the fact that they did not know anything about Microsoft’s plans and now, in fact, have to overestimate their plans in the light of the release of the new tablet. And the real purpose of the Redmond company allegedly is to show the possibility of producing tablets based on Windows 8, and then, when the trend is picked up by other major electronics manufacturers, Microsoft will quietly return to the well-developed harbor of software, removing the cream from sales of its operating system.
Acer founder Sten Shih:
Steve Ballmer refuted this statement, noting that all the partners of the corporation were warned about the plans, but “no one can forbid them to think about it what they want” and, in fact, admitted that one of the tasks of the Surface release is to stimulate The market for the release of tablets based on the new Windows 8 and, thereby, popularize Microsoft products in the mobile market.
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[ DigiTimes , TheVerge ]
It became known that the Taiwanese Pegatron Corporation , a subsidiary of AsusTek, is engaged in the production and assembly of tablets (it is interesting that it is also called as Google’s Nexus tablet vendor, which is expected to be presented on Google I / O). At the same time, the approximate cost of a Surface with an ARM processor and Windows RT operating system will be about $ 599, while a tablet version based on an IvyBridge with a full-fledged Windows 8 will cost $ 799. (For comparison, you can see that the second-generation ultrabook of ASUS Zenbook UX32VD on an Intel Core i5-3317U processor will also cost the buyer a similar amount.)
Also today, TheVerge techno-blog reviewers talked to Steve Ballmer about Microsoft’s long-term perspectives in the production of products uncharacteristic of the company. In particular, the journalists mentioned that a number of large vendors expressed disapproval of the fact that they did not know anything about Microsoft’s plans and now, in fact, have to overestimate their plans in the light of the release of the new tablet. And the real purpose of the Redmond company allegedly is to show the possibility of producing tablets based on Windows 8, and then, when the trend is picked up by other major electronics manufacturers, Microsoft will quietly return to the well-developed harbor of software, removing the cream from sales of its operating system.
Acer founder Sten Shih:
You need to understand that Microsoft itself is not going to sell its tablets in the long term. After the stated goal is implemented, Microsoft will no longer offer new Surface models.
Steve Ballmer refuted this statement, noting that all the partners of the corporation were warned about the plans, but “no one can forbid them to think about it what they want” and, in fact, admitted that one of the tasks of the Surface release is to stimulate The market for the release of tablets based on the new Windows 8 and, thereby, popularize Microsoft products in the mobile market.
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[ DigiTimes , TheVerge ]
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/146211/
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