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    Duke Carey
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    According to Microsoft's Store, they'll ship the 4GB/64GB model by 10/22, the 4GB/128GB by 10/25, and the 2 versions with 8GB will ship by 12/15 So..do you interpret this as a sign of great demand, of manufacturing problems, or something else entirely? Meantime, Best Buy is showing the Haswell version of the Lenovo Yoga with 8GB and a 256GB SSD for $1,199 online. Unfortunately, it's "not available online" and no store within a couple of hundred miles has it, so... What's taking manufacturers so long to get their Haswell-based products into wide availability?

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      According to Microsoft's Store, they'll ship the 4GB/64GB model by 10/22, the 4GB/128GB by 10/25, and the 2 versions with 8GB will ship by 12/15 So..do you interpret this as a sign of great demand, of manufacturing problems, or something else entirely? Meantime, Best Buy is showing the Haswell version of the Lenovo Yoga with 8GB and a 256GB SSD for $1,199 online. Unfortunately, it's "not available online" and no store within a couple of hundred miles has it, so... What's taking manufacturers so long to get their Haswell-based products into wide availability?

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      PIEBALDconsult
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      Duke Carey wrote:

      or something else entirely?

      Creating artificial demand. Hoping any buyers of the lesser systems will find any problems before they start selling the pricey ones. When my wife and I were at the Microsoft Store she liked the Surface, so one will likely replace her Vista laptop -- and there'll be much rejoicing.

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        According to Microsoft's Store, they'll ship the 4GB/64GB model by 10/22, the 4GB/128GB by 10/25, and the 2 versions with 8GB will ship by 12/15 So..do you interpret this as a sign of great demand, of manufacturing problems, or something else entirely? Meantime, Best Buy is showing the Haswell version of the Lenovo Yoga with 8GB and a 256GB SSD for $1,199 online. Unfortunately, it's "not available online" and no store within a couple of hundred miles has it, so... What's taking manufacturers so long to get their Haswell-based products into wide availability?

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        Septimus Hedgehog
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        Remember, they have to go back to the landfill site and look for them, dig them up, and see if they can fool enough people into buying one.

        If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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          Remember, they have to go back to the landfill site and look for them, dig them up, and see if they can fool enough people into buying one.

          If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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          tgrt
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          Oh why, oh why is there no down voting allowed in the Lounge.

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          • D Duke Carey

            According to Microsoft's Store, they'll ship the 4GB/64GB model by 10/22, the 4GB/128GB by 10/25, and the 2 versions with 8GB will ship by 12/15 So..do you interpret this as a sign of great demand, of manufacturing problems, or something else entirely? Meantime, Best Buy is showing the Haswell version of the Lenovo Yoga with 8GB and a 256GB SSD for $1,199 online. Unfortunately, it's "not available online" and no store within a couple of hundred miles has it, so... What's taking manufacturers so long to get their Haswell-based products into wide availability?

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            Darren_vms
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            I don't know the price of the surface or v2 model but my guess is releasing the v2 whilst v1 stocks are high would mean a price cut of the v1 model to make it more appealing to purchase.

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              According to Microsoft's Store, they'll ship the 4GB/64GB model by 10/22, the 4GB/128GB by 10/25, and the 2 versions with 8GB will ship by 12/15 So..do you interpret this as a sign of great demand, of manufacturing problems, or something else entirely? Meantime, Best Buy is showing the Haswell version of the Lenovo Yoga with 8GB and a 256GB SSD for $1,199 online. Unfortunately, it's "not available online" and no store within a couple of hundred miles has it, so... What's taking manufacturers so long to get their Haswell-based products into wide availability?

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              Maximilien
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              Duke Carey wrote:

              , or something else entirely?

              They have not clue how the tablet/smartphone business is run. At the time you make an announcement, you set a real known release date with pre-ordering available at the date of the announcement.

              I'd rather be phishing!

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                Oh why, oh why is there no down voting allowed in the Lounge.

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                Clodetta del Mar
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                why voting sth down what is so amusing because of it´s lack of knowledge... furthermore, there should be an ironical upvote button... :-\

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                  I don't know the price of the surface or v2 model but my guess is releasing the v2 whilst v1 stocks are high would mean a price cut of the v1 model to make it more appealing to purchase.

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                  Clodetta del Mar
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                  afak surface 1 is out of the Shops when the Advent of surface 2 is at issue...

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                  • T tgrt

                    Oh why, oh why is there no down voting allowed in the Lounge.

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                    Big Daddy Farang
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                    As I recall, we lost that along with our collective sense of humor.

                    BDF The internet makes dumb people dumber and clever people cleverer. -- PaulowniaK

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                    • T tgrt

                      Oh why, oh why is there no down voting allowed in the Lounge.

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                      Septimus Hedgehog
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                      tgrt wrote:

                      Oh why, oh why is there no down voting allowed in the Lounge.

                      Because you don't need to.

                      If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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                        tgrt wrote:

                        Oh why, oh why is there no down voting allowed in the Lounge.

                        Because you don't need to.

                        If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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                        tgrt
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                        SeptimusHedgehog 151576 wrote:

                        Because you don't need to.

                        And you didn't need to reply, but yet it happened.

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                          why voting sth down what is so amusing because of it´s lack of knowledge... furthermore, there should be an ironical upvote button... :-\

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                          Mark_Wallace
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                          Clodetta del Mar wrote:

                          here should be an ironical upvote button...

                          "I voted you up but I didn't mean it"?

                          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                            tgrt wrote:

                            Oh why, oh why is there no down voting allowed in the Lounge.

                            Because you don't need to.

                            If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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                            Mark_Wallace
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                            SeptimusHedgehog 151576 wrote:

                            tgrt wrote:

                            Oh why, oh why is there no down voting allowed in the Lounge.

                            Because you don't need to.

                            True. This is as low as it gets.

                            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                              SeptimusHedgehog 151576 wrote:

                              Because you don't need to.

                              And you didn't need to reply, but yet it happened.

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                              Septimus Hedgehog
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                              tgrt wrote:

                              And you didn't need to reply, but yet it happened.

                              But I don't reply out of spite or to be vindictive. ;)

                              If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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                                Clodetta del Mar wrote:

                                here should be an ironical upvote button...

                                "I voted you up but I didn't mean it"?

                                I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                Clodetta del Mar
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                                No. More like "I voted someone up because of, let´s say, an admirable blindfolded statement"... ;)

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