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Acer: Microsoft Surface tablet is just marketing ploy

article published on 20 June, 2012

While most of the media seems to agree that the Microsoft Surface tablet is a potential game-changer, one company sees it as a marketing ploy. Acer founder Stan Shih says the device was unveiled to push device makers to bring out Windows 8 tablets, and that Microsoft will eventually withdraw itself from the market once that is done. The software giant does not even have a "real intention ... [ read the full article ]

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bobiroc
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_ 		20. June 2012 @ 22:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hmmm I am not so sure about that. Microsoft has been doing things to better it's own self image lately like offering Premium Edition PCs without crapware that OEMs like ACER install and services to decrappify PCs running horribly because of crApplications that OEMS like ACER install.

Of course the recent news of WP7.x devices never gonna be able to get upgraded to WP8 is a step in the wrong direction for that self image.
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_ 		21. June 2012 @ 13:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If other companies step up then Microsoft will probably get out of the way if only for lack of sales...but if we see the standard bloatware garbage with bad hardware that we are used to, then Microsoft would be foolish to give up such huge sales. It is really up to the other companies.
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_ 		21. June 2012 @ 13:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by KillerBug:
 If other companies step up then Microsoft will probably get out of the way if only for lack of sales...but if we see the standard bloatware garbage with bad hardware that we are used to, then Microsoft would be foolish to give up such huge sales. It is really up to the other companies.
I think you are right there. Let the best Win8 Tablet win.
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