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    News - Microsoft Surface chassis suffers low yields

    The cost of demanding a perfect finish? Will they be able to make enough?
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    Re: News - Microsoft Surface chassis suffers low yields

    DoA. I'd just give up now Microsoft.

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    Re: News - Microsoft Surface chassis suffers low yields

    I see that as a good thing, high standards justify the pricetag imo. My HTC's coating is a pile of crap, but they never promised a perfect finish.
    I wouldn't be surprised if they spin, that it's so popular they can't make them fast enough, artificially driving up demand - Apple are so good at that!

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    Re: News - Microsoft Surface chassis suffers low yields

    The problems only seem to be scratching the Surface!

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    Re: News - Microsoft Surface chassis suffers low yields

    Sadly, Microsoft seem hells bent on copying Apple's design asthetics and style instead of taking a cheaper alternative. Whilst I do appreciate a nice build quality, if I were Microsoft I'd have chosen a basic entry level design that went in at a lower price point and left the top of the line stuff to my partners.

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    Re: News - Microsoft Surface chassis suffers low yields

    Proof will be in the sales I suppose. I don't think they're copying Apple's asthetics here though, what aspect, apart from it being a tablet, are they copying? It's finish is the polar opposite (matte vs shiny) and the edges are sharper and less round

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    Re: News - Microsoft Surface chassis suffers low yields

    Perhaps they should put a "Powered by Bing" sticker on it. That should improve sale chances....

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    Re: News - Microsoft Surface chassis suffers low yields

    Mr Crosby's lawyers will be on that in a erm "flash" oh god look where this is going...
    Old puter - still good enuff till I save some pennies!

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    Re: News - Microsoft Surface chassis suffers low yields

    Quote Originally Posted by Lucio View Post
    Sadly, Microsoft seem hells bent on copying Apple's design asthetics and style instead of taking a cheaper alternative. Whilst I do appreciate a nice build quality, if I were Microsoft I'd have chosen a basic entry level design that went in at a lower price point and left the top of the line stuff to my partners.
    The problem is that the partners rarely make stunning hardware.
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    Re: News - Microsoft Surface chassis suffers low yields

    Why the exclusive contract? They could have contracted a few companies to meet their demand.
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    Re: News - Microsoft Surface chassis suffers low yields

    Quote Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH View Post
    The problems only seem to be scratching the Surface!
    Oh Cat!
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