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Microsoft Makes Another "Nearly Sold Out" Claim For the Surface Line

Posted by timothy on from the superficial-seems-about-right dept.

Microsoft made some confident sounding claims about sales of its first-generation Surface tablets before it became clear that the tablets weren't actually selling very well. So make what you will of the company's claim that the second version is "close to selling out." As the linked article points out, the company has "fallen short of offering any real explanation as to just how “close” to selling out the Surface 2 and Pro 2 really are – nor have they indicated how many were on hand to order in the first place."

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  1. 2 available for preorder, 1 sold by master_kaos · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nearly sold out! But the 1 was sold to Ballmer, as an expensive coaster.

  2. Re:Who cares about? by AliasMarlowe · · Score: 4, Funny

    Metro interfece is nice, but useless without software.

    Microsoft interfeces? Sounds like shitty interfaces to me!

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  3. Re:Who cares about? by ColdWetDog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Microsoft usually can see the train coming long before it arrives.

    Microsoft's train of thought is still boarding at the station.

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  4. Re: Who cares about? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not sure, but the end of the line must be coming soon.

  5. Re:Nice... by ArcadeNut · · Score: 4, Funny

    Guys, guys... lets talk about something we can all agree on like Abortion or Religion... we know everyone here isn't going to agree on which language is best...

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