I've been using one at work for a while now and I love them, which to me was a huge suprise. Its a product that finally got almost everything right when it comes to a digital whiteboard. And yes to another point that was raised here certainly integration with Mircosoft services was a plus. Its great to have a computer interface that is remote on half the board and white board interface on the other. You can mock up w…
Microsoft’s Surface Hub is now apparently a billion-dollar business
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Re: Microsoft’s Surface Hub is now apparently a billion-dollar business
#32It doesn't surprise me that Microsoft is in this space, and that they're doing well. But who would have thought this was a billion dollar business? I figured that the conference room's tech begins to rapidly depreciate almost immediately after installation; but maybe this is something different.
Rapid depreciation isn't necessarily a bad thing for business. iPhones rapidly depreciate, and iPhones are pretty much the biggest business on earth.
I've never heard this before-- and in fact most people seem to say the opposite.
Just looked on eBay and according to recent sold listings, as of the past few days a 5 could easily bring $100-150 depending on configuration. That's a 4+ year old phone.
Re: Microsoft’s Surface Hub is now apparently a billion-dollar business
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#34In technology terms, this is a glacial age! I find it amazing they were able to persist and refine the technology into a successful product. Kudos!
Re: Microsoft’s Surface Hub is now apparently a billion-dollar business
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
"The average Surface Hub customer is buying about 50 devices for each deployment...(and) One (unnamed) car manufacturer bought 1,500 of the thing" Sounds like people are actually rolling them out through all their conference rooms
I wonder if the car manufacturer wants them for show rooms? I could imagine a surface hub could make a very fancy virtual catalogue for going through the manufacturers full range of models, trim levels and options for instance. Maybe something a higher-end brand would be interested in (after all such dealerships often abound with fancy furniture for customers)?
Re: Microsoft’s Surface Hub is now apparently a billion-dollar business
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
Rapid depreciation isn't necessarily a bad thing for business. iPhones rapidly depreciate, and iPhones are pretty much the biggest business on earth.
> iPhones rapidly depreciate I've never heard this before-- and in fact most people seem to say the opposite. Just looked on eBay and according to recent sold listings, as of the past few days a 5 could easily bring $100-150 depending on configuration. That's a 4+ year old phone.
Re: Microsoft’s Surface Hub is now apparently a billion-dollar business
#37Very impressive entrance into what I thought would have been a well mature market by this point.
You would be astounded to know how many offices are still getting by with a single DLP projector and screen.
Re: Microsoft’s Surface Hub is now apparently a billion-dollar business
#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
Rapid depreciation isn't necessarily a bad thing for business. iPhones rapidly depreciate, and iPhones are pretty much the biggest business on earth.
> iPhones rapidly depreciate I've never heard this before-- and in fact most people seem to say the opposite. Just looked on eBay and according to recent sold listings, as of the past few days a 5 could easily bring $100-150 depending on configuration. That's a 4+ year old phone.
Re: Microsoft’s Surface Hub is now apparently a billion-dollar business
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Rapid depreciation isn't necessarily a bad thing for business. iPhones rapidly depreciate, and iPhones are pretty much the biggest business on earth.
> iPhones rapidly depreciate I've never heard this before-- and in fact most people seem to say the opposite. Just looked on eBay and according to recent sold listings, as of the past few days a 5 could easily bring $100-150 depending on configuration. That's a 4+ year old phone.
Re: Microsoft’s Surface Hub is now apparently a billion-dollar business
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
"The average Surface Hub customer is buying about 50 devices for each deployment...(and) One (unnamed) car manufacturer bought 1,500 of the thing" Sounds like people are actually rolling them out through all their conference rooms
I wonder if the car manufacturer wants them for show rooms? I could imagine a surface hub could make a very fancy virtual catalogue for going through the manufacturers full range of models, trim levels and options for instance. Maybe something a higher-end brand would be interested in (after all such dealerships often abound with fancy furniture for customers)?
The dealers are all independent, and they might want to purchase something like this. They have been moving away from paper catalogs...