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Memory bump and NFC may also be added






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II. Fixing Surface -- Haswell May Do the Trick



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Microsoft FY2014


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Completely wrong
By Visual on 9/5/2013 6:34:13 AM , Rating: 2
I don't get how they can be so blind. What really sunk the Pro was nothing like anything posted here.

It should not have been targeted to the millions of masses that just need a web browser and a video player, though perhaps a good chunk of those would also probably buy it after seeing how good it was when they saw it used by a friend.

It should have been targeted to the people with a clue, that actually knew what x86 is and knew what to use it for. People that had tried an active digitizer and know they'll never settle for anything without it ever again. People that were buying convertibles for 2k+ USD since before iPhone was even an idea.

Yes, it's not such a mass market, but it's still plenty, and is higher margin market too.

The price for the base unit was fine, even very good compared to what previous generations of convertibles cost. The battery life was also better, and the weight and form-factor better. The performance was awesome, even for gaming to some degree. It was a great device guaranteed to sell easily.

What sunk it was mainly the delay of its launch compared to initial promises or to the Ivy Bridge launch, second its limited availability (it is still not being sold in my Eastern European country!), then the absurd joke of a keyboard it comes with instead of a proper dock. Maybe to a degree the high price of said keyboard and larger ssd and memory options too, though again, if the rest of the problems were not there, a lot of people in this market segment were willing to pay premium prices.

