Microsoft has launched a campaign to promote the Surface 2 with Windows RT. The price of the tablet has been reduced until September 27 by 100 dollars, and therefore, the 32 GB model is available from U.S. dollar 349,99, a price much more in line with its position in the market compared to other rivals. It may be the perfect time for those looking for a cheap price but those who want to be up to date should wait a bit, it could be a move to reduce stock before the launch of a new device.
That's right, as you can see in the official website The company's Surface 2 is available starting at $ 349,99, a much more attractive price to consumers than the $ 449,99 it costs without the markdown. But it is not the only discounted version, the alternative with 64 GB of storage now costs $ 449,99 and the higher with LTE $ 579. But it's not all good news, at least on this side of the pond.
The promotion will be applicable until September 27, and it will not only be available through the official Redmond sales channel. Both physical stores and other online stores, even Amazon offer the discount on the product. Unfortunately, the company's website in Spanish does not make any reference to the discount (it still costs 429 euros), so it could be an offer exclusive to North America. Another option is to wait for the arrival of the Surface Pro 3 the day after tomorrow, so as not to take center stage, and extend the reduction to other markets later.
Speculation soars
This news inevitably reactivates suspicions about the arrival of a Surface 3. If it is not, it seems, a movement to release the units stored in warehouses. On July 28, Digitimes published a report that Microsoft was working on a new 10,6-inch Surface tablet (same size as the Surface 2 and smaller than the 3-inch Surface Pro 12,2) that would see the light of day month of October.
Although the results of the latest Microsoft tablets with ARM processor and RT version of Windows have not reached the levels expected by the company, Surface 3 could be the last attempt by Redmond to compete once and for all with Apple, Samsung and the rest of the high-end manufacturers. For this they could bet on a combination of Intel Atom and a full Windows operating system, although the concept would change with respect to Surface Pro 3 and would focus on consumption and not so much in productivity as the latter.
Vía: Gizmodo