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Originally Posted by pl001
Well the Surface Mini is late, yes, but the S2 is only 6 months old. And there are other good 8" Windows tablets available. So I would not conclude they are giving up on the consumer market.
And SP3 is in no way a competitor to chromebooks. Completely different products. Chromebooks are cheap internet devices to do basic laptop tasks. The SP3 is a premium device designed to to anything from Photoshop to tablet functions.
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I'm not the target market, but if I was going to do "serious" computing, I would want a real keyboard.
As for Chromebooks, they are changing. You have the high-end Pixel, and now Samsung and HP are releasing mid-range Chromebooks as well. It's not that a Chromebook and the Surface 3 are the same device, but Microsoft seems to be aiming for the same market.
For the price of a Surface 3, you can buy an inexpensive, but servicable laptop,
and a Chromebook
and a decent tablet.
And ... do most Microsoft PC users buy and use a $900 photo editing program? It seems to always be mentioned as a reason to buy a Windows computer.