

Source claims final decision depends on the performance of US stores




Source: FT

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By Nortel on 11/26/2012 10:59:29 AM , Rating: -1
The MS store near me is empty after the initial Surface buzz... I think the gimmick of the cheap plastic foldout stand and crappy click on keyboards have passed so what is there really left to sell? I can't see people flocking to go to the MS store to buy Windows 8 or a random assortment of laptops.

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By Pirks on 11/26/2012 1:13:16 PM , Rating: 2
What? PLASTIC foldout stand in Surface? Hehe, you're a really dumb idiot :)))

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By Nortel on 11/26/2012 1:45:58 PM , Rating: 2
We are both right. VaporMG is "a metal that feels like plastic" and in reality is just a thin outer shell of cast magnesium over a plastic body. This is cheap to produce compared to milling aluminum stock but on the other hand IS more expensive than injection molded plastic. Surface sales speak for themselves.

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you can google "surface sales"...

Analyst reports that Black Friday Microsoft Surface sales were dismal

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I would love a surface device.

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$400 for an x86 Win8 tablet, that's a STEAL!

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Wow. You are not just plain wrong.


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You are clueless

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iPhone 700k units sold article:

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Video on it:


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No, you are wrong.


Read this:

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By Helbore on 11/26/2012 5:55:48 PM , Rating: 2
I'm trying to think of a polite way to say "you do not have a clue," but I think the impolite way will have to do.

The Surface does not feel like plastic. At all. You think it is just a thin layer of magnesium sprayed over plastic? You think it is just there to make it look pretty?

How do you explain all the previews and reviews who said there was no flex in the chassis? How do you explain the guy who needed to put his whole body weight on the surface in order to snap off the kickstand? Sinofsky riding about on one like a skateboard? Did you see Panos Panay drop one on stage without it being even slightly damaged? If that's not good enough, there's a video of Ms lifing a Surface in a hydraulic lift and smashing it into the ground with no damage.

You've obviously never seen or touched one in person, because you are so far off base its a joke to anyone who actually knows. It's like listening to someone saying you'd be better off making a spaceship out of iron than titanium because iron is a real metal. It makes you look like a clueless dork to anyone who knows better.

So, yeah. You. Do. Not. Have. A. Clue. What. You. Are. Talking. About.

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By Tony Swash on 11/26/12, Rating: 0
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By TakinYourPoints on 11/26/2012 5:26:35 PM , Rating: 1
I don't see why people are so mad at your post, its completely true. There is a Microsoft, Sony, and Apple store all a short walk from each other in a mall here in Los Angeles. The newer Sony and Microsoft stores are in prime foot traffic areas, having taken over shut down clothing stores. The Apple store, like any other, is wall to wall with customers. The Sony and Microsoft stores are dead. Whenever I'm in the MS store its just me and one or two other people.

It isn't like their Windows laptops are awful like you'd find in Best Buy; there's no crapware preloaded which is great. The salespeople in their Apple style uniforms are also very nice and helpful, but again, no customers in there. I'm not sure how they're expecting success with more stores while their existing ones in prime sales locations (this one just outside of Beverly Hills) are ghost towns.


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