Microsoft Completely Sells Out of Surface Pro
Larry Walsh / Channelnomics The Microsoft Surface Pro, the version of its homegrown tablet running Windows 8 Professional, debut and immediately sold out last Friday from both direct and indirect sales...
View ArticleRetail Folly: Why Microsoft Surface Losses Will Result In A New Channel Strategy
/ CRN What will Microsoft’s decision to not distribute through the channel ultimately mean for the software giant’s channel strategy? Read More
View ArticleInsiders Say Microsoft Surface Sales Lagging
Hannah Breeze / Channelnomics Sales of RT version thought to have reached one million, while only 400,000 Surface Pros have been shipped. Read More
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface Sales Lower Than Expected
/ CRN Microsoft has limited the sale of Surface to a restricted set of retailers so far: Best Buy, Staples and Microsoft in the United States. The products aren’t available through the channel, which...
View ArticleMicrosoft Patches Spoofing Flaw in Windows Surface Mail App
/ CRN A vulnerability in Windows Modern Mail for Microsoft Surface or Windows 8 and RT devices can be used by attackers in a phishing scam aimed at tricking users into giving up account credentials...
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface in the Channel are Just Rumors
Larry Walsh / Channelnomics Microsoft is starting to sell its Surface tablets in bulk to business through a direct sales model, similar to its consumer strategy. Rumors persist that the Windows tablet...
View ArticleBill Gates Trashes Apple iPad, Lauds Microsoft Surface Tablet
/ CRN Microsoft’s Bill Gates said a lot of Apple users are frustrated by the iPad’s lack of functionality and productivity applications. Read More
View ArticleCIO Road Test: Microsoft Surface Pro Beats Apple iPad
/ CRN Why would anyone go from an iPad to Surface Pro? Find out not only the reason behind one CIO’s decision to switch but also why he says Microsoft is set to give Apple a run for its money in the...
View ArticleIs Microsoft Surface Finally Channel Ready?
Larry Walsh / Channelnomics Microsoft partners attending the Worldwide Partner Conference will have the opportunity to purchase the Surface tablet as substantially discounted prices. The offer could be...
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface RT: Dumping Inventory Or Investing In Education?
/ CRN Tens of thousands of Microsoft Surface tablets with Windows RT, which has yet to make it to the channel, are being sold at deeply discounted prices or simply given away to teachers and schools...
View ArticleTablet Tease: Microsoft Surface Channel Debut Bypasses Bulk of Partners
/ CRN Microsoft launched a new channel program for Surface devices, but the effort will leave the vast majority of Microsoft partners waiting for authorization to sell the partners. Read More
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface Is a Channel Tease
Larry Walsh / Channelnomics Microsoft’s decision to let “some” channel partners resell Microsoft Surface tablets is a tease, given the constrained distribution and choice of volume partners. The...
View ArticleMicrosoft: Surface Will be for All Partners (Eventually)
Robert Dutt / Channelnomics Channel chief says Microsoft Surface will be available to all partners someday, but the company has to learn how to sell hardware in the channel first The post Microsoft:...
View ArticleU.S. Solution Providers Still Left Out Of Microsoft Surface Strategy
/ CRN Microsoft will roll the Surface channel program out to 28 more countries by the end of September, but Surface will still be limited to just 10 authorized resellers in the U.S. Read More
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface RT Price Cut Reminiscent of HP TouchPad Fire Sale
Larry Walsh / Channelnomics The Microsoft Surface RT tablet is getting a little more affordable after a not-so-surprising price cut that adjusted the sticker down by as much as 30 percent for the two...
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface Pro Fire Sale Begins
Larry Walsh / Channelnomics The poor-selling Microsoft Surface Pro is getting a price haircut of $100 through the end of August. The big question: Is this a prelude to a new version coming out or a...
View ArticleMicrosoft, Nvidia Ready For Second Surface RT Despite Big Losses
/ CRN Nvidia confirms it is working on a second-generation chip for Microsoft Surface RT tablets with high hopes. Read More
View ArticleMore Bad News for Microsoft, a Surface Lawsuit
Larry Walsh / Channelnomics Investors have filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft, saying the company misled investors on the robustness of the sales of Microsoft Surface RT, the struggling...
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