MSFT will sell 12 million surface devices through 2013

[shalab]

Doesnt look good to the OEMS

 

http://macdailynews.com/2012/10/17/morgan-stanley-microsoft-will-sell-3-million-surface-tablets-in-2012-9-million-in-2013/

 

[VAL9000]

Keep in mind that 9 million Surface devices in a year represents about 2.5% of the PC market.  iPad sells something like 50 million.  For the OEMs, a Surface sold is much better for them than an iPad sold.  There's a good discussion going on in the Dell thread over this same issue.

[FrankArabia]

are these wishful numbers or what? I don't know a single person is geared up for this Surface thing. but lets see what happens.

[racemize]

are these wishful numbers or what? I don't know a single person is geared up for this Surface thing. but lets see what happens.

 

They are now 3 weeks out on the pre-order, though I don't know how many they had available initially.

[benchmark]

are these wishful numbers or what? I don't know a single person is geared up for this Surface thing. but lets see what happens.

 

They are now 3 weeks out on the pre-order, though I don't know how many they had available initially.

 

I'm planning on getting one for my kids, as it can actually be a laptop replacement.

[Guest rimm_never_sleeps]

Doesnt look good to the OEMS

 

http://macdailynews.com/2012/10/17/morgan-stanley-microsoft-will-sell-3-million-surface-tablets-in-2012-9-million-in-2013/

 

rimm: we're gonna build millions of playbooks....

[Liberty]

rimm: we're gonna build millions of playbooks....

 

They did... and then wrote them off.

[berkshiremystery]

At least the MSFT advertisement video for the surface is promising.

 

http://macdailynews.com/2012/10/15/microsoft-airs-first-tv-ad-for-surface-tablet-with-video/

 

“With the first Surface spot, Microsoft focused on the “clicking” noise made when a user attaches the tablet’s magnetic keyboard-cum-cover, as well as the soft snapping sound heard when the unit’s kickstand is opened and closed,” Mikey Campbell reports for AppleInsider. “Taking more than a little inspiration from successful iPod commercials, the ad features a troupe of dancers who manipulate the device to create a drum break-like beat that slowly builds to a crescendo of feverish clicking and snapping.”

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/Microsoft_Surface_with_Touch_Cover.png

 

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Microsoft Surface @ Wikipedia.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Surface