Re: MS did not even cover pre-orders in some cases, so they could say "SOLD OUT"

Hey at least you're on topic Eadon.

Re: MS did not even cover pre-orders in some cases, so they could say "SOLD OUT"

Calm down, you nutter.

Re: MS did not even cover pre-orders in some cases, so they could say "SOLD OUT"

Do you have the number that actually sold then Eadon? If so please share. The article only mentioned a rumour from what I can see. Nothing concrete. And no where else is offering more than an estimate.

Could it be that even with your continued one man campaign, people actual are ignoring your rants and still want to buy things from the EVIL Microsoft?

Perhaps Microsoft listened to you too much and started to believe your tripe resulting in them producing too few units (you wish).

Re: MS did not even cover pre-orders in some cases, so they could say "SOLD OUT"

Did MS sack you for some reason?

Re: MS did not even cover pre-orders in some cases, so they could say "SOLD OUT"

The Surface RT also "SOLD OUT" on the first day of trading. Everyone was saying what a success it was (or at least the gullible press).

Turns out the Surface RT sold b*gger all!

It's a marketing trick, tell people they can't have something to generate a covetous market.

Surface Pro will fail like Surface RT did. MS windows software will run on it, but most windows software is not designed by be used on touch interfaces. Surface Pro has a lousy battery life and is very heavy. It is also very expensive. The hardware specs are poor and it runs Windows sluggishly because Windows is bloated.

Essentially Surface Pro will fail in the same was as Surface RT failed. And I predicted that Surface RT would be a disaster long before the launch, so I'm not bullshitting, I make predictions and those predictions come true.

Re: MS did not even cover pre-orders in some cases, so they could say "SOLD OUT"

Eadon, you're boring, go away.

Why does this Chris James think that a surface pro is an ipod upgrade? A surface pro is basically an ultrabook with a removable screen (not saying that's a bad thing, rather nice really), and not a tablet. Strictly speaking, any laptop is an upgrade from a tablet in terms of capability, but it's silly to compare them like that.

Re: MS did not even cover pre-orders in some cases, so they could say "SOLD OUT"

"even with your continued one man campaign"

make that 2 man campaign now... I am starting to agree with everything @Eadon says now.

The dog in the street can see all this for what it is.

#tellingitstraight

Re: MS did not even cover pre-orders in some cases, so they could say "SOLD OUT"

Mystic Meg makes predictions too. Make them wooly enough or put a long enough timeframe on it and eventually pretty much all predictions come true. For example - I predict the sun will explode. And this - "What is the life span of the sun?" - is a link to back up my thoughts.

I'd be the first to agree that marketing fudge the stats. But given the continual stream of anti-Microsoft FUD that comes from some on here, it's pretty much impossible to judge what extent this fudging is to. This is where links and research come in.

As much as I hate to lower myself to the ranting brigade's level...

RESEARCH FAIL

Re: MS did not even cover pre-orders in some cases, so they could say "SOLD OUT"

Maybe MS were listening to Eadon's constant rants about MICROSOFT FAIL and decided not to produce too many Surface PROs, expecting it to fail.

They now, of course, have learned that Eadon has a bit of a hair-trigger temper and a tendency to over-react where anything not Google is concerned....

Re: MS did not even cover pre-orders in some cases, so they could say "SOLD OUT"

Eadon we are trying to help you overcome your problem, so please point to the part of the body, on this doll, where Microsoft touched you.

Re: MS did not even cover pre-orders in some cases, so they could say "SOLD OUT"

Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

ie, it's more likely they simply didn't build enough of the 128Gb version, rather than deliberately try to cripple their sales.

Re: #tellingitstraight

"#ThisIsNotTwitter"

yet you still used the same format i did, to humorously illustrate a point...?

#ironic :)

Re: MS did not even cover pre-orders in some cases, so they could say "SOLD OUT"

"Kindly go and boil your head."

#done

#whatnext ?

#getasenseofhumourmoron

Re: MS did not even cover pre-orders in some cases, so they could say "SOLD OUT"

I am a fanboy of Eadon.

The first 90% of the reasons are that he puts shit on Microsoft in a rather well aimed way.

The second 90% of the reasons are that I really enjoy hating Microsoft - as it adds meaning and value to my otherwise worthless life.

The third 90% of the reasons I support him is that only the jerks down vote his comments... and I hate them too.

coffee meet keyboard.

Re: No desirable 128GB versions and too many 64GB ones

@Silverburn, iPads are highly successful but they are losing market share to Android. Nevertheless they are the "prestige" product, and they are highly profitable. Both iPads and Androids have a place in the market side by side.

People like Apple kit because it has a reputation for being good quality, and certain people will pay a premium for quality.

MS on the other hand have a reputation for producing low quality gear (rightly or wrongly) so their brand is such that they should be competing against Android. Instead MS are competing against the iPad. They cannot possibly succeed at this.

Re: No desirable 128GB versions and too many 64GB ones

I'm happy to be corrected, but that doesn't really help...because as far as I'm aware, if you want the Surface Pro, to actually store Apps and things on those SD cards, you have to go into regedit and change the default path for the system to save stuff to.

That sounds like something every single person is going to be able to do right out of the box.....

Re: No desirable 128GB versions and too many 64GB ones

@moeluk - you make an excellent point, that few people seem to understand. Because MS uses up all of the resources of its hardware for its own bloat and crap, then you have to resort to work arounds that require technical knowledge and also work juggling memory cards, and synching everythng.

Now people used to say that Linux was user unfriendly, and it was, ten years ago. But now it evolved into something that's incredibly user friendly.

Where as Windows systems are going in the opposite direction. You have to type the name of your app into a search box. You have to know where to swipe to close an app. and with Surface you have to muck about with external memory.

It's all very bizarre.

Re: No desirable 128GB versions and too many 64GB ones

@Eadon

"...uses up all of the resources of its hardware for its own bloat and crap, then you have to resort to work arounds that require technical knowledge..."

Sounds like Android.

Re: Shock Comment from Microsoft HQ

Yup. All ██████ of them.

Re: Wow you're witty

Didn't even bother to read the bit under the headline? Just had to come straight in here and spread your wisdom?

Re: This is a standard tactic...

Yes, Apple and Google only sell several million before their supply chain starts to struggle under the demand. MS sold about 324 Surfaces.

Surface Pro does not have a propper OS installed on it. It has Windows 8. A bloated dog about as suitable for tablets as a turd in a swimming pool. Others have documented how MS windows is so bloated that it uses up most of the memory, leaving precious little of the "64 GB" left over for the user.

And at half the battery life of even the Windows RT, it is going to FAIL.

Re:Re: This is a standard tactic...

"...can have..."

That's the difference.

Re: This is a standard tactic...

....except Secure Boot won't let you...yes you can get around it with a linux pre-loader, but thats just the point...you shouldn't have to 'work around' stuff, to get stuff done.

"Can have" should not imply, you require a level of technical knowledge, capable to make a hackintosh, to make it happen.