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Microsoft Sets New Price for Surface RT at $349
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The flagship of Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) consumer PC products, the Surface, just got less expensive. The price of the base model dropped to $349, which is certain to be a reaction to lack of demand. The entire global PC market has slowed, although tablet computer sales have lifted. The RT is an odd hybrid — a tablet with a portable keyboard. It is, in other words, a product that sits between hardware success and failure.
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The RT has to be a leader into Microsoft’s foray to hardware, which is part of CEO Steve Ballmer’s new vision for the company. He set a new structure for the entire management system and made hardware a priority.
Microsoft’s new promotion for the RT states that its 32 GB (tablet only) cost $499 previously.
The huge software company describes the product this way:
Work anywhere, anytime with Windows RT and Office Home & Student 2013 RT Preview2. Keep tabs on news, friends, and entertainment with pre-loaded Microsoft apps. Visit the Windows Store to discover more apps and games.
That sounds like the most popular tablets without Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android OS or Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS, Windows RT has never caught on — a huge drawback for the Surface.
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