quote: Microsoft is reducing the price of its ARM-based Surface RT tablet for schools and universities during a two-month, limited-time offer.
"It's important Microsoft does its part to help get devices into the hands of educators that help prepare today's students with skills modern businesses demand," a Microsoft spokeswoman said in a statement.
The promotion will run from June 24 to Aug. 31, offering Surface RTs without a keyboard for $199 (down from $499); tablets with a touch keyboard for $249 (normally $599), and those with a type keyboard for $289 (down from $629).
Available to K-12 and high-education institutions, the offer is good in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.K., and the U.S.
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quote: Last week, Microsoft revealed plans to give away 10,000 Surface RT devices during the upcoming ISTE conference as part of the Windows in the Classroom Surface Experience Project.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2420630,00.asp
MS must be sitting on a *really* huge pile of unsold inventory, but at these prices, it's actually not a bad deal at all.
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