Ok, maybe furious isn’t the exact word they used. But they did use and infer the word “disappointed” (and were pretty sure that’s a synonym for furious as my wife often uses them in the same sentence). In an article today from Cnet News.com, the big M talks about the potential for Vista-centric UMPCs. But far more interesting than the obvious, were the comments on UMPC pricing:
While Microsoft was under no illusions that it could hit its long-term $500 price goal, the company said Tuesday it was not happy with how expensive the first devices turned out to be. “We were (disappointed),” said Mika Krammer, a director in Microsoft’s Windows product marketing unit. “We would have liked to have seen a lower price point.”
Microsoft goes onto say that they really don’t have anything to do with final pricing. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Here’s a thought… charge less for the operating system. Or charge nothing at all to stoke the initial market. Are you licensing the spec? Oh, so much I want to know!
Read the full article and Cnet News.com.
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Yes, the high price point was disappointing to me too. I was ready to purchase one if they were $500. If they get down to about 700, I will buy one, otherwise, I won’t. At the price point they are at, I could buy a real nice laptop