Microsoft is planning to drop their Surface RT tablet to $349, a whopping $150 drop reports The Verge. The lower prices for the tablet will go into effect Sunday July 14, and are reported to be because of lackluster sales.
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Bloomberg reported that since the release in October 2012 Microsoft had sold just 1.5 million Surface RT and Surface Pro tablets and February of 2013, respectively, with 400,000 of those sales attributed to the Pro.
The Surface pricing change comes just after Microsoft announced a restructuring of the company, aiming to enhance collaboration and unify its product lineup. Microsoft has had heavy ad campaigns in the last week pitting the several different Windows powered tablets against the iPad. The ads highlight the iPad's inability to multitask and lack of productivity software.
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Microsoft's new discount will have the following pricing:
Surface RT 32GB: $349.99
Surface RT 64GB: $449.99
Surface RT 32GB with Touch Cover: $449.99
Surface RT 64GB with Touch Cover: $549.99
Staples has confirmed the price cut for the Surface RT to be true in a weekly promotional ad. The ad says the new pricing will be available as of Sunday. Although Microsoft is cutting their prices they have also suggested that there are new versions of the Surface Pro and the Surface RT are in the works.
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