http://winsupersite.com/mobile-devices/isuppli-surface-dogged-low-sales-high-returns
All sorts of yikes right there. 750,000 sold at most?
All sorts of yikes right there. 750,000 sold at most?
I wouldn't be surprised if people bought it, then found out about the Surface Pro and returned the RT.... Pro is so much better, but so much more expensive it might scare people away.
Surface RT is awesome, but you are very correct about how much it costs. They are charging iPad prices, roughly, for something that is new. Android will crush them since they have devices as low as $200 like the Kindle Fire.Bottom line: the device is too expensive & certainly not worth it when you consider the lack of functionality. If the Pro does everything the RT can't or should do then what was the point?
Bottom line: the device is too expensive & certainly not worth it when you consider the lack of functionality. If the Pro does everything the RT can't or should do then what was the point?
It would really be nice if people would stop trying to put Microsoft in a class by itself where it needs to offer additional functionality no one else will ever provide. In my opinion, as an ARM tablet it is a great device that does bridge a gap by offering Office and familiar desktop components people have used for years. It is still an ARM tablet though with the limitations that accompany that platform. Ignoring ARM processor devices, however, would mean ignoring most potential tablet sales....
....and a market research firm that has no access to Microsoft sales data comes out with numbers and no supporting evidence stating something else.... .
Exactly, I read a lot of different tech sites and I have never heard of iSuppli or of iSuppli being some type of market research guru.
I love my RT.
While my iPad worked great for games and social networks, I was always struggling to get real work done on it. The Surface fixes that.
With a real keyboard, the Office suite (real Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel), and intergrated cloud for both personal (SkyDrive) and work (SkyDrive Pro), the ipad doesn't compare. And I'm so satisfied with the RT, I don't have a need to move up to a Surface Pro. I'd also be worried about battery life.
Even though it's not out yet, I can't imagine the i5-based Surface Pro can come close to the battery life of an ARM-based machine. And there's no way I'll start carrying a power adapter for a Pro since I'm so spoiled with Surface.
Sure, the learning curve is steeper for Win8/RT. But having snap screens to view two apps at once, real Word/Excel/PowerPoint, a keyboard and long battery times, I couldn't be much happier with my Surface RT.
Surface RT is awesome, but you are very correct about how much it costs. They are charging iPad prices, roughly, for something that is new. Android will crush them since they have devices as low as $200 like the Kindle Fire.
Also, the UI is a tad confusing since it looks exactly like Pro. There should be a bit more to differentiate the products.