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Bucky Chris
 Post subject: Re: Microsoft Surface
PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:12 pm 
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Surface to cost money, be released in the future.
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 Post subject: Re: Microsoft Surface
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Bucky Chris wrote:
Steve Kovach ‏@stevekovach
Surface to cost money, be released in the future.

Well, I guess one could have thought they could purchase it with Microsoft Points?
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Bucky Chris
 Post subject: Re: Microsoft Surface
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lipidquadcab wrote:
Bucky Chris wrote:
Steve Kovach ‏@stevekovach
Surface to cost money, be released in the future.

Well, I guess one could have thought they could purchase it with Microsoft Points?


:lol: , true
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doug - evergreen park
 Post subject: Re: Microsoft Surface
PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:20 pm 
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damn it...why did I buy $1,000 worth of "Gates Bucks?"

Looks pretty sweet. Does it crash just like a PC? If it's similar in price, I might pull the trigger. the GF has been on me about an Ipud for months.

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 Post subject: Re: Microsoft Surface
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Even if the product flops, at least the press conference presented the opportunity for this:

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Bucky Chris
 Post subject: Re: Microsoft Surface
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doug - evergreen park wrote:
damn it...why did I buy $1,000 worth of "Gates Bucks?"

Looks pretty sweet. Does it crash just like a PC? If it's similar in price, I might pull the trigger. the GF has been on me about an Ipud for months.


Actually, it did have a big crash in the demo.
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 Post subject: Re: Microsoft Surface
PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:30 pm 
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Bucky Chris wrote:
doug - evergreen park wrote:
damn it...why did I buy $1,000 worth of "Gates Bucks?"

Looks pretty sweet. Does it crash just like a PC? If it's similar in price, I might pull the trigger. the GF has been on me about an Ipud for months.


Actually, it did have a big crash in the demo.


That's how you know it's "Genuine Microsoft"!

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lipidquadcab
 Post subject: Re: Microsoft Surface
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Will neither confirm or deny that I did this earlier...

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Will neither confirm or deny that I did this earlier...

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I'm pretty stoked myself. Can't wait for FULL specs, price and release date.

The most I could find was it will run an IvyBridge with power consumption lower than brand new i5 with comparable performance.
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Bucky Chris
 Post subject: Re: Microsoft Surface
PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:23 pm 
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One of the guys who got a hands-on throws some water on the excitement. The fact MSFT wasn't allowing them to really touch or test leads me to believe the thing just isn't ready yet. Too soon, I guess:

http://mashable.com/2012/06/18/hands-on ... uch-depth/
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lipidquadcab
 Post subject: Re: Microsoft Surface
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Time to pump the brakes...shit, throw the tranny in reverse while we are at it...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57480265-75/microsofts-surface-tablet-might-cost-between-$1k-and-$2k/
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lipidquadcab
 Post subject: Re: Microsoft Surface
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899 for the 64GB version...999 for the 128GB version...

http://www.eweek.com/mobile/surface-tablet-with-windows-8-pro-to-hit-market-priced-at-899.html/

..."shut up and take my money" comment reinstated.
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Colonel Angus
 Post subject: Re: Microsoft Surface
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lipidquadcab wrote:
Time to pump the brakes...shit, throw the tranny in reverse while we are at it...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57480265-75/microsofts-surface-tablet-might-cost-between-$1k-and-$2k/

Is that "down-low" code?
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lipidquadcab
 Post subject: Re: Microsoft Surface
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Just got home with one...will report out after I've played with it some.
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