Microsoft Dismisses iPad Mini as 'Recreational Tablet'

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Posted October 28, 2012 at 4:37am by Shalom Levytam

Microsoft having just launched its Surface tablet is going on the offensive declaring Apple's new iPad mini as a 'recreational tablet', reports AllThingsD.

Talking about Windows 8 laptops that sell for $279, Steven Sinofsky of Microsoft, said “These are fantastic machines.” Sinofsky contends they’re not netbooks or bargain-basement machines and are good enough to last a student through college.

“It’s $279,” he said, “Here we are, talking about seven-inch recreational tablets for $329.”

That $329 is in reference to Apple's new iPad mini which has been criticized for being sold at a price that is too high.

In what appears to support this determination, Amazon announced that it set a sales record for its Kindle Fire HD tablets the day after Apple announced the smaller tablet.

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Fa12 - October 28, 2012 at 10:20pm

That's right Tony I'm with You. Don't count the countless shit they do to screw You on warranty and hell after warranty ridiculus prices. 250$ for keyboard made of 3 sheets of plastic??? 150-200$ for microphone (10-50cents real price) 150-200$ for home button (1-5$ real price) 150-200$ for back glass of 4/4S (2-5$ real price) Max 30$ work to do it And so on...

Ralph Jones - October 28, 2012 at 5:46pm

Microsoft doesn't have a good track record at predicting anything. Balmer dissed the iPhone when it first came out too. It went on to be worth more than all ofMicrosoft.

nck_s - October 28, 2012 at 5:02pm

Microsoft Surface is horrible to look at! Cereal boxes are more attractive! Why waste that much money on something that's just going to collect dust?

Simon - October 28, 2012 at 1:52pm

The guy is right. The mini is a recreational device. But that does t change the fact that windows 8 sucks in more ways than I can count! The design a features of the surface tablet look awesome on the outside. It's downfall will be the operating system.

calo - October 28, 2012 at 11:48am

im in i.t. and ipad, iphone, "i" anything is horrid with ios, limited options. at least we now have a descent o/s on a tablet now.

www.oneunlock.com - October 28, 2012 at 10:07am

Still the best place to have your iphone unlocked

paulMOGG - October 28, 2012 at 9:53am

It's great that the ipad mini is not only a work tool it's Recreational as well ! 2 for the price of one ! ... Wonder what Msoft is offering to go with its allegedly 'work tool' ? Mmmmmm thinking hard !

Ian W - October 28, 2012 at 7:18am

This from a company so desperate for relevance that they have to pay people $100 to stand in a queue - to give the impression that anyone wants their stuff. I'll lay odds that this guy would be happy if Microsoft sold 1/100 the number of iPad Minis up to Christmas.

Army - October 28, 2012 at 6:47am

Ipad mini is for flinstones...

Lov3 - October 28, 2012 at 5:48am

Microsoft know apple gonna rip off their surface..

Hyphen - October 28, 2012 at 4:40am

Stupid Microsoft