Impressive indeed! Over 19% of Apple's iPad revenue.
It's more comparable to at least a MacBook Air laptop.
They spec'd the Surface Book to match up with a MacBook Pro, but I honestly don't think the quality is there.
Microsoft pulls in $1.35B in revenue for Surface line
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#22They kind of did the same thing with the xbox. Sunk a ton of money into. Instead of just pure revenue growth it is important to look at margins. The overall profitability of the product.
Re: Microsoft pulls in $1.35B in revenue for Surface line
#23iPad: 7.1B - doomed category Surface Pro/Books: 1.35B - super impressive, categories of the future!
Isn't this what people said about the original iPhone?
It's a bit subjective since one company had huge market share out of the gate and invented the category, while the other keeps releasing 'new' products, years later. So yes, there's growth for now. For Wall Street, growth is pretty much key.
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#24They certainly did something right, though I'm not quite sure what it was. A few years back, you couldn't step in front of an undergrad class here (Canada) without being subject to a wall of glowing bitten apples staring at you, now at least a quarter I'd estimate are those surface tablets. Who knew people would take a chance on laptop that doesn't work when on your lap.
There are actually multiple lap modes that both work great.
1) Like a regular laptop.
2) Fold the keyboard back and open the stand so it makes a right angle. Place the right angle so that the keyboard is parallel with your stomach and the Surface is perpendicular. Now the Surface is floating above your lap near the bottom of your chest where it's easy to read and write on.
3) Completely remove the keyboard.
I feel sorry for people who are using products from Apple's sterile and completely un-innovative product lines that are all moving closer and closer to the locked-down anti-consumer, anti-developer iOS business model.
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#25My sister has an SP3 and likes it a lot. She's a student in college and I feel like this is a good niche for the hardware. The main draw to the Surface for her was the pen because of how well it worked compared to other options. She downloads pdf or ppt presentations and can annotate and take notes in class.
Is there any other hardware that can do this just as well? I think maybe the ipad pro but I have never used one.
Re: Microsoft pulls in $1.35B in revenue for Surface line
#26My sister has an SP3 and likes it a lot. She's a student in college and I feel like this is a good niche for the hardware. The main draw to the Surface for her was the pen because of how well it worked compared to other options. She downloads pdf or ppt presentations and can annotate and take notes in class. Is there any other hardware that can do this just as well? I think maybe the ipad pro but I have never used on…
My sister does the exact same thing with the Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga. She bought a separate stylus for it, but the combination has worked well for her.
Re: Microsoft pulls in $1.35B in revenue for Surface line
#27They certainly did something right, though I'm not quite sure what it was. A few years back, you couldn't step in front of an undergrad class here (Canada) without being subject to a wall of glowing bitten apples staring at you, now at least a quarter I'd estimate are those surface tablets. Who knew people would take a chance on laptop that doesn't work when on your lap.
There are actually multiple lap modes that both work great. 1) Like a regular laptop. 2) Fold the keyboard back and open the stand so it makes a right angle. Place the right angle so that the keyboard is parallel with your stomach and the Surface is perpendicular. Now the Surface is floating above your lap near the bottom of your chest where it's easy to read and write on. 3) Completely remove the keyboard. I feel so…
Admittedly I haven't used one aside from once briefly in a store, but seeing people balance them on their laps using the keyboard just looks awkward. Like they are top heavy? Or just too small for that purpose, necessitating one to keep their knees close together.
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#28"Microsoft and Nokia have sold a total of 110 million Windows Phones compared to 4.5 billion iOS and Android phones in the same period. IDC recently reported that 400 million phones were sold in the recent quarter, meaning just 1.1 percent of them were Lumia Windows Phones. Microsoft does not have any compelling Lumia handsets, and the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL were both disappointing flagship devices with unfinished Windows 10 Mobile software."
Re: Microsoft pulls in $1.35B in revenue for Surface line
#29They certainly did something right, though I'm not quite sure what it was. A few years back, you couldn't step in front of an undergrad class here (Canada) without being subject to a wall of glowing bitten apples staring at you, now at least a quarter I'd estimate are those surface tablets. Who knew people would take a chance on laptop that doesn't work when on your lap.
I feel like all the people responding to you here have never actually used one on their laps. Particularly not to type for very long. It really doesn't work well for that.
Honestly I think the product is pretty poorly designed, its just marketed well. Thats why the product hasn't turned much of a profit. Microsoft spent 400 million alone for the NFL to use them.
Now with all the problems surfacing(kek) they don't appear to be well built either.
Re: Microsoft pulls in $1.35B in revenue for Surface line
#30They certainly did something right, though I'm not quite sure what it was. A few years back, you couldn't step in front of an undergrad class here (Canada) without being subject to a wall of glowing bitten apples staring at you, now at least a quarter I'd estimate are those surface tablets. Who knew people would take a chance on laptop that doesn't work when on your lap.
For me it was a few things:
1. Small size (easy to carry around)
2. Keyboard that's even smaller, super light, and optional (easy to carry around)
3. Fantastic pen (better usability)
4. Full OS Capability (better usability)