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I wonder if this was made targeting enterprise. Microsoft shops that don't spend much time crunching what they're paying per user, or were already used to payin
by hbn 3y ago
I wonder if this was made targeting enterprise. Microsoft shops that don't spend much time crunching what they're paying per user, or were already used to paying ~$1000. It's a safe choice cause it's made by Microsoft. IT is probably already in the swing of deploying Surface devices. No backlit keyboard because people are gonna be using it during the day in a lit office. Makes sense from that perspective.
- etempleton 3y agoIt wouldn't surprise me. Dell and others gets away with selling some truly over priced terrible laptops to enterprise customers. Why can’t Microsoft?
- wkat4242 3y agoEnterprises don't pay $1000 for their laptops anyway. They demand big volume discounts. I really really wish I could buy a ThinkPad for what my work buys them for. But I can't.
- themoonisachees 3y agoThis is the healthcare gambit then? Jack up prices so that the discounts you offer seem reasonable, to the point anyone paying the regular price is just getting scammed?
- wkat4242 3y agoKinda, yeah. I'm pretty sure this is why thinkpads are so expensive. They mainly sell to enterprises who always demand massive discounts so I guess they inflate the RRP a bit to end up with a profit. Especially considering margin on laptops is normally only around 10% AFAIK and we really get much more discount than that.