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  • Dennis Baker
    Acer, Sony (SNE), HP, Toshiba, and Nokia (NOK) skip Win RT due to MSFT Surface RT. DELL, others plan on <50k units http://goo.gl/ehGwr
    11/4/12
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    • eldaedhel: Not sure it is because of Surface. I think it is more linked with the shortage in Qualcomm chips
      11/4/12
    • eldaedhel: Thx for the info btw Dennis, pretty good piece of info there!
      11/4/12
    • Dennis Baker: Not sure about all of them, but Acer has come out and said specifically it was the Surface RT. http://goo.gl/ZxMlS
      11/4/12
    • Dennis Baker: < 50k units from half a dozen player is a rounding error compared to iPad sales. Surface RT is carrying this more or less alone.
      11/4/12
    • eldaedhel: MSFT is going to buy market share. In the future you'll have only 2 choices for WinRT: high-end NOK tablet, or low-priced Surface
      11/4/12
    • Dennis Baker: From what I understand, the Surface RT is more or less a premium/ high end offering. Doesn't leave a ton of room for Nokia's margins.
      11/4/12
    • eldaedhel: Surf. is high-end product with low price :p NOK's tablet could have better design, better capabilities (indoor positioning), higher price
      11/4/12