Recently, the price of Windows RT devices began to fall, PC manufacturers seem to clear the inventory of such products to try to speed, it seems to have a Windows RT operating system, Tablet PC and deformation of the public certainly has not been.
ARM-based devices in October last year, Microsoft released the Windows RT system, as well as Intel-based devices released Windows 8 system. According to the analysis, said the drop in prices enough to recognize the Windows RT operating system has failed. In general, the price of some very popular products will not fall, but the demand for Windows RT devices are not tight, causing prices to decline.
At present, the Dell XPS 10 starting price is 449 dollars (about 2784 yuan), 32GB models of this product, lower than the initial release price of 50 dollars (about 310 yuan). While the 64GB model priced at 499 dollars (about 3094 yuan), also fell a lot more than 599 dollars (about 3714 yuan). In contrast, with Intel central processor and Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system Latitude 10 price is still very stable, maintained at $ 499.
Let’s look at Asus, VivoTab RT widely sold by many retailers, the price of the Amazon official website of 32GB models $ 382 (about 2368 yuan), take a look at the release of the original $ 599 price is really compromised. Others like Best Buy, Staples and Office Depot and the like retailers also lowered the price of this tablet for $ 50, is currently priced at $ 549 (about 3404 yuan). The VivoTab RT New Egg Network change the status of interrupt supply, the ASUS nor whether the company will continue to provide the tablet to make any response.
Lenovo also throw in a $ 599 dollars (about 3714 yuan)’s IdeaPad Yoga 11 as its big sale of a commodity, the initial price of 799 dollars (about 4954 yuan). Other retailer websites, TigerDirect on its website directly sold $ 599, IdealPad Yoga 11 Amazon hit 499.99 dollars (about 3100 yuan) price.
Fire all over the world in 2012 Samsung Windows RT tablet-Ativ Tab shipments to the U.S. market.
However, the Microsoft Surface RT on its official online store starting price still remains at $ 499. The same time, Microsoft is also selling through the mall Lenovo’s IdeaPad RT, but there are some tablet has stopped selling, such as the ASUS VivoTab RT. The company announced last month that it will be based on supply and demand factors to determine the amount of reserves in the mall RT operating system device.
Although Microsoft has not publicly acknowledged the failure of the Windows RT, but anecdotal feel concern for the fate of the operating system, is not optimistic about the future. Earlier this month, IDC said that the Windows RT tablet shipments is very low, consumers do not buy Windows RT account.
PC and chip makers recognize the Windows RT operating system, the adoption rate is very low. Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang (Jen-Hsun Huang), last month said Windows RT adverse reactions are very disappointed, Acer managers also said that Microsoft really need to enhance the use of the RT operating system.
U.S. market research firm J. Chief Gold Associates analyst Jack Gold pointed out that the product price is usually lower because its production is too large, or too little demand. Gold said: “I think you see the discounts are based on user needs, I never thought that RT can succeed Windows RT from the outset doomed fate, with equipment with no chance of this operating system and has been very mature Apple iPad and Android tablet competition. ”
IDC analysis director, said David Daoud: price reduction may be an attempt to stimulate demand, many products are price adjustment for the summer to do in advance, but will be able to lower prices to stimulate demand? Can only say at the right time is absolutely no problem. prices are down clear the inventory before the back to school season, because the new equipment in the back-to-school season time and the another ship, and all the company of course, very much hope that the excess inventory quickly emptied to avoid the arrival of the long-term inventory of great economic loss. ”
The analysts acknowledge Microsoft Windows RT promotion is not under too much effort, people may not understand the purpose of existence of the operating system, because it simply can not be compatible with many existing Windows applications, it does not like Windows 8 the same is a complete operating system.
Gold said: “Windows RT will slowly fade over time, people’s attention, it is not a complete Windows 8 experience, that is, the user is fully will choose to spend more money away for the full Pro version of the device.”
For the fate of the Windows RT operating system, Yuan Fang, how do you see?
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