Is it worth buying the Microsoft Surface?

[Leasy]

The RT is a fukking excellent device for $350. fukk the haters. Its definitely NOT a standalone device, but it can do literally 80% of the functions of a full laptop. And don't forget it had expandable memory, a USB port, and has an excellent hard keyboard attachment. For $349 its a fukking steal.

Just waiting for your response breh. So it is worth the purchase and does Microsoft office come free with that shyt?

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

Just waiting for your response breh. So it is worth the purchase and does Microsoft office come free with that shyt?

Office is free with Surface RT. The only drawbacks of the device are:

Weak processor - but this will be fixed with the next iteration
Windows RT cannot use traditional Windows software. (But neither can Ipads or Nexus tabs, but for some reason tech journalists use this as a reason to bash the RT)

The RT is an extremely well constructed device and is very versatile. I highly recommend it at its current price. fukk the haters, real talk

 

[Leasy]

Office is free with Surface RT. The only drawbacks of the device are:

Weak processor - but this will be fixed with the next iteration
Windows RT cannot use traditional Windows software. (But neither can Ipads or Nexus tabs, but for some reason tech journalists use this as a reason to bash the RT)

The RT is an extremely well constructed device and is very versatile. I highly recommend it at its current price. fukk the haters, real talk

Do you have one? You stated that processor is weak can I still get my xvideos porn fix and mutiple winfows etc... I currently a Asus Transformer Prime Tf201 and that shyt slow now.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

Do you have one? You stated that processor is weak can I still get my xvideos porn fix and mutiple winfows etc... I currently a Asus Transformer Prime Tf201 and that shyt slow now.

Yes i own one. It is FULLY compatible with flash. It supports multiple windows. The transformer is a nice idea but it runs Android so its trash. The RT is far more solid a device. But let me reiterate, your someone who is infatuated with really specific apps then you might be dissapointed. But yes it works well with ALL flash sites.

 

[Leasy]

Quote="Hiphoplives4eva, post: 4899603, member: 162"]Yes i own one. It is FULLY compatible with flash. It supports multiple windows. The transformer is a nice idea but it runs Android so its trash. The RT is far more solid a device. But let me reiterate, your someone who is infatuated with really specific apps then you might be dissapointed. But yes it works well with ALL flash sites.[/quote]
Dont care about apps. Microsoft will get there. I jusg want to surf and listen to my zune mueic (xbox music).

Have you see the Nokia 925 I want that too.

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

Microsoft's Surface RT Didn't Have To Be A $900 Million Disaster



In some unknown warehouse presumably sits a pile of millions of beautiful, unused Surface RTs, the tablet computer that was supposed to resurrect Microsoft. Late Thursday, the company revealed for the first time that it has failed to entice many people to buy the product, and the software maker made an unexpected, $900 million writeoff on its unsold Surface inventory. The losses don't end there: On Friday morning, Microsoft shed $30 billion in value after its stock tumbled 10 percent.
According to one calculation, that loss translates to nearly 6 million sleek and rather stunning machines that consumers have decided they don't care to own. No matter how the math works out -- the company would not provide exact sales numbers -- that heap of Surfaces just burned a nearly $1 billion hole in Microsoft's pocket.

The irony of the Surface debacle is that Microsoft actually managed to design a product that many reviewers admired, but it failed anyway -- underscoring the degree to which this once-dominant technology company appears to be past its moment. Good, bad or mediocre, the Surface was apparently doomed on arrival because that arrival was way too late, with the market already claimed by Apple’s wildly popular iPad.

How did such a powerful company manage to engineer such a colossal loser?

A number of factors conspired -- each the result of a miscalculation from the company executives, which probably explains why CEO Steve Ballmer reshuffled leadership in Redmond and put one person, Julie Larson-Green, in charge of all hardware. Let's break down a few numbers on why this tablet bombed so badly:

• 30 months, or the amount of time between the release of Apple's first iPad and that of the Microsoft Surface. That, apparently, was all the time Apple needed to extend its walled-off ecosystem of apps and music to tablets. Had Microsoft foreseen that the world was ready to use slabs of glass as computers -- and having made an ahead-of-its-time tablet in the early 2000s, it should have -- it could have beat Apple to the punch.
• $100, or the difference between the cheapest full-sized iPad and the cheapest Surface RT (with cover) when it first arrived. Say you're the sort of luddite who hadn't gotten around to buying an iPad, and had to choose between it and the Surface. Advantage still goes to Apple if you own an iPhone with a bevy of purchased apps or own an iTunes account full of purchased songs. Microsoft could have still swayed that customer with a lower price point -- but decided that its tablet should be significantly more expensive. It took until this month for Microsoft to finally lower prices and undercut the iPad.
• 20 stores, or the number of physical retail locations Microsoft had open when it first announced the Surface. Taking a major cue from Apple, Microsoft now has a retail strategy of opening Microsoft-branded stores. Initially, the stores were going to be the only physical place where you could buy a Microsoft-branded tablet. But Business Insider counted only 20 Microsoft stores after the Surface was first announced. Even though the tablet could be ordered online, people often want to feel and test out something in real life before putting down hundreds of dollars to buy it.

Leaks suggest that Microsoft is expected to sell its second line of Surfaces within the year. Microsoft is one of the few companies rich enough to blow nearly a billion dollars selling a product and continue full-steam doing the same thing -- which, it should be noted, is some people's definition of insanity. Get ready to watch, GIF-like, Microsoft stumble again.

Or maybe not. As Yahoo News' Jason Gilbert points out, there was considerable excitement for the Surface when it was previewed at a hush-hush media event last year. When it finally went on sale, there were swarms at Microsoft Stores -- as if it was made by Apple! Reviews were mixed, but certainly not bad enough to scare away diehard Microsoft fans.

Even if sales didn't meet that stir, the hype showed a pent-up desire for a tablet that doesn't run on software made by Apple or Google. Microsoft is hoping the same thing is true of smartphones, and is having more success is that category. Windows Phones have edged out BlackBerry as the No. 3 operating system.

 

[newarkhiphop]

this new surface better

- be able to run full apps
-cost no more than $300
- come with keyboard for $50 tops

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

Quote="Hiphoplives4eva, post: 4899603, member: 162"]Yes i own one. It is FULLY compatible with flash. It supports multiple windows. The transformer is a nice idea but it runs Android so its trash. The RT is far more solid a device. But let me reiterate, your someone who is infatuated with really specific apps then you might be dissapointed. But yes it works well with ALL flash sites.

Dont care about apps. Microsoft will get there. I jusg want to surf and listen to my zune mueic (xbox music).

Have you see the Nokia 925 I want that too.[/quote]

The Nokia 925 is an EXCELLENT phone, especially if your on Tmobile. Its easily one of the sexiest mobile phones on the market today. I would probably put it on par with the iphone 4s in terms of beauty and craftmanship. I would defintely recommend that phone if you interested in getting a solid windows phones. Its easily the best mobile phone on T-mobile in my personal opinion.

 

[satam55]

In before the windows employees. shyt can't be that good if it doesn't sale at all hence why it's a fire sale. You may want to wait.

But don't worry someone will come and tell you it's a premium device.

Is @Hiphoplives4eva a Microsoft employee? He's never actually made that clear.

 

[newarkhiphop]

Is @Hiphoplives4eva a Microsoft employee? He's never actually made that clear.

No, but he does have most of his life's savings invested in Microsoft and Nokia stock, hence why he goes so hard for them

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

No, but he does have most of his life's savings invested in Microsoft and Nokia stock, hence why he goes so hard for them

Its hilarious how people are so quick to spout ignorance fact so freely on the internet....

And for the record I am not an M$ employee in any way shape or form. i do have small holdings in both MS, Nokia, and AAPL though.

 

[winb83]

I see the Surface RT on sale for $200 on Black Friday but I got Windows 8.1 and almost none of the apps I use on my iPhone or Nexus 7 are available in the Windows store.