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Do they really have a choice? For better or worse they aren't getting traction with the Surface family, so they need to keep trying new stuff in the hopes of f
by tdicola 12y ago
Do they really have a choice? For better or worse they aren't getting traction with the Surface family, so they need to keep trying new stuff in the hopes of finding a device that consumers want.
- sliverstorm 12y agoThey are getting some traction, but they entered the race late.
- melling 12y agoWhat does "some traction" mean? Do you have any market share numbers?
- sliverstorm 12y agohttp://www.dailyfinance.com/on/microsoft-surface-sales-double-irrelevant-tablet-market/ http://www.dailyfinance.com/on/microsoft-surface-sales-doubl... They estimate a million units. While a very small piece of the market, a million units says they found traction to me.
- melling 12y agoLinux has a larger market share on the desktop. Did I miss the year of Linux on the desktop? Sounds like you are making that "one millllliiioooon" number sound bigger than it is.
- sliverstorm 12y agoI'm not saying they are kicking butt and taking names. Just that they clearly have found some people interested in the device. I don't think you can move a million units on accident, even if it is a tiny piece of the market.
- nivla 12y agoYou are comparing apples and oranges. Linux is a OS and more specifically a kernal and surface is a brand of tablet. Yes million is pretty remarkable given most people wrote it off as DOA.
- melling 12y agoMicrosoft is pushing really hard. I see commercials everywhere. In this other HN post, it says that Microsoft has lost $2 billion on the Surface. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7770452 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7770452 They are certainly putting up a fight. Anything could happen in the future but I think getting excited about a million units shipped is a bit premature.
- sliverstorm 12y agoNobody is getting excited. You are reading way too much into our comments.