Rumor has it that Microsoft is planning to price its Windows RT-powered Surface tablet at a highly-competitive price point of $199. Unless Microsoft is willing to take a serious dive on each tablet sold, this sort of pricing is never going to be achieved. There’s been a great deal of mystery and speculation surrounding how Microsoft plans to price its Surface range of tablets. The information vacuum from Redmond has led to all sorts of rumors and speculation, from crazy pricing to this latest low-cost prediction. This latest pricing prediction comes from an anonymous tipster via Engadget. Read the full story at ZDNet.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.