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Microsoft Surface Struggles to Ship A Million Units
zacharye writes "While some see potential in Microsoft's Surface tablet, most industry watchers appear to have written off the device at this point. Orders were reportedly cut in half following a slow launch, and Microsoft's debut slate has been hammered time and time again by reviewers and analysts. The latest to pile on is Boston-based brokerage firm Detwiler Fenton, which estimates that when all is said and done, Microsoft will have sold fewer than 1 million Surface tablets in the slate's debut quarter."
Still better than 25,000.
Other than slashdotters crying the blues about windows 8 changing the start menu, I've yet to see a complaint about the slate tablets, other than the app store for it not being matured.
Nope. You failed epically. You have a low id (lowest 10%) and are still wrapped up in first posts and moderation. Can you seriously just grow up?
meanwhile buying extra sd cards for dirt cheap gives you 100x more storage capacity then some 64gb tablet.
The "hipster photographers" already have those SD cards because you need them for backup.
Meanwhile the same people are not using the tablet for storage so much as the ability to REVIEW images on a large display gives you much more powerful and quicker ability toto see if you've missed anything important or are somehow screwing up shots. Even the nicest 4" display on an pro camera doesn't hold a candle to an iPad display.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
They're too fragile
I have no complaints about my ipad, more solid than my hp laptop for sure.
they don't have a DVD drive
So? I can't remember when I last used that on my laptop or desktop, and maybe use it on my tv once every couple months. Why bother when I have netflix and so on.
they're harder to type on
So? It's still easier than dragging a laptop around or having to go find a desktop.
the screen is tiny
Big enough for what I use it for, I can always bring it closer to my face if need be.
they get dirty with fingerprints
Yeah, wiping the screen clean is such a giant awe inspiring hassle that whole ballads are written about it.
the battery life is a lie
My ipad last 10+ hours easily so you're simply wrong on this.
most don't have USB flash drive capabilities
So? See the dvd entry. You're a dinosaur, technology has moved on, accept and embrace it.
they don't work with the majority of printers,
So? See usb and dvd comments.
and it's difficult to do meaningful work on them in any way shape or form.
So? I don't use my tablet for serious work so why would I care? For light work it's easier to start it up and use it than to drag out my laptop, find a place to sit, etc.