“Microsoft’s Surface tablet lineup, which has thus far failed to gain traction against Apple’s iPads, saw a permanent price cut this week, most notably among the high-end Surface Pro, which now sells for $100 less,” Sam Oliver reports for AppleInsider.
“The prices, which included the entry-level Surface Pro for $799, were initially enacted as a temporary measure set to expire on Thursday,” Oliver reports. “But the Windows maker revealed to ZDNet that those prices are now permanent, and reduced prices have also expanded globally.”
Oliver reports, “The company already took a $900 million charge on unsold Surface inventory earlier this year.”
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MacDailyNews Take: GWAK. No price is worth saddling yourself with Ballmer’s Latest Boondoggle.
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