Microsoft pulls in $1.35B in revenue for Surface line • Hacker News Board

Re: Microsoft pulls in $1.35B in revenue for Surface line

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Post by gelasio » Mon, Feb 01, 2016, 2:58 AM UTC

coldtea wrote: post #56

MaysonL wrote: post #2

Impressive indeed! Over 19% of Apple's iPad revenue.

So managing to sell 20% of a competitors revenue, in a category where you were present 5+ years before said competitor, and after 5 years after the competitor redefined the category and created a huge multi-billion market for it (which it never had before) that they totally dominated, is impressive?

Naw, you're not a fanboi.

You just had to come and shit all over Microsoft and make the same point that you already made up thread because uhhh, you call it like you see it...right?

Bullshit. More like you can't deal with opinions that don't match your own, especially when it comes to Microsoft and Apple. You're nothing more than an pro-Apple, anti-Microsoft fanboi.

Re: Microsoft pulls in $1.35B in revenue for Surface line

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Post by dang » Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 10:04 AM UTC

gelasio wrote: post #81

coldtea wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So managing to sell 20% of a competitors revenue, in a category where you were present 5+ years before said competitor, and after 5 years after the competitor redefined the category and created a huge multi-billion market for it (which it never had before) that they totally dominated, is impressive?

Naw, you're not a fanboi. You just had to come and shit all over Microsoft and make the same point that you already made up thread because uhhh, you call it like you see it...right? Bullshit. More like you can't deal with opinions that don't match your own, especially when it comes to Microsoft and Apple. You're nothing more than an pro-Apple, anti-Microsoft fanboi.

We've banned this account for repeatedly violating the HN guidelines, and no we couldn't care less about Microsoft vs. Apple.

Re: Microsoft pulls in $1.35B in revenue for Surface line

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Post by gelasio » Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 4:01 PM UTC

dang wrote: post #82

gelasio wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Naw, you're not a fanboi. You just had to come and shit all over Microsoft and make the same point that you already made up thread because uhhh, you call it like you see it...right? Bullshit. More like you can't deal with opinions that don't match your own, especially when it comes to Microsoft and Apple. You're nothing more than an pro-Apple, anti-Microsoft fanboi.

We've banned this account for repeatedly violating the HN guidelines, and no we couldn't care less about Microsoft vs. Apple.

Whatever. Totally expected. Stop lying to yourself though. You never ban rabid Apple-fans.

Re: Microsoft pulls in $1.35B in revenue for Surface line

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Post by Seventhson74 » Wed, Feb 03, 2016, 6:17 PM UTC

wstrange wrote: post #34

My wife switched to a SP3 from a macbook, because it looked like a very compelling device. It lost all bluetooth and wifi - 4 months out of warranty (hardware issue). From googling - this was not a completely uncommon occurrence. Yes - we should have gotten the extended warranty, but this was an expensive device, and we expected quality hardware that would last. From a usability perspective, it is a device that is in…

Funny, my wife and I had a 2014 Macbook Pro with retina display and the backlight on the screen went out. We also have a SurfacePro 3 and have had no issues whatsoever. We brought the Macbook to the apple-store (with extended warranty) and they initially tried to tell me that screens were not covered (as they are almost always broken due to accidental damage). I had to come back with a flashlight and show them that you can still see the image, it's just the back light went out and you cant really break just the back light. I was really starting to move away from Apple anyway but this really sealed the deal for me. However, I know that my experience is anecdotal, and it's plural is not data so take my experience for what it's worth.....