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This is an interesting article, and I think it's the product of microsoft marketing. After the lukewarm sales of the surface last fall, I bet microsoft would b
by zalzane 14y ago
This is an interesting article, and I think it's the product of microsoft marketing.
After the lukewarm sales of the surface last fall, I bet microsoft would be keen to stock stores with less surface pros on release to provoke articles like this. After glancing at this article title, the first thing I thought was "Maybe there might be something good about the surface that I had overlooked?".
It's a bit of a stretch, but isn't unreasonable for a good sales team.
- firefoxman1 14y agoMy local Staples received a shipment of exactly two: One display model and one in box.
- mtgx 14y agoIt seems you're not the only person reporting that they've only had the display devices on stock. I wonder if they did that for most of the stores to say they sold out quickly. It's not easy to take Microsoft at face value these days. So I remain skeptical until we get more data.
- berntb 14y ago>>I think [the article is] the product of microsoft marketing. You're probably correct, re this sell out. Consider: The article noted that "The Surface RT sold out of the $500 32GB model within one day". Analysts have noted (a good deal after the launch) that the RT did not sell much at all -- so if even that one sold out initially, the initial "sell-out" is probably planned...
- seanmcdirmid 14y agoSurface RT sold out when it was released also. I wouldn't read too much into this.