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Microsoft to Build Consumer Version of Surface PC

EE Times writes:

"Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday that the company is looking to create a version of its Surface tabletop computer for consumers.
'We've had more pushback to get a consumer version of the Surface than you can shake a stick at,' Ballmer said at a meeting with financial analysts. 'We will follow our noses in terms of consumer interest and make a set of investments to try to take some steps toward making Surface a consumer product.'"

Gamingshouldbefun6677d ago

its an interesting idea but way to unpractical, there is very little point in it and also something like this will cost more than average person can keep instead of a table.. and I dont see any use in it.

BloodySinner6677d ago

... kinda' like the Apple iPod. Yet a lot of people own one. Myself included.

Apple took the risk of taking a simple gadget (mp3 player) and transformed it to something slightly different. Now look at where they are today!

SKUD6677d ago

I don't remember seeing a porn button on it. So much for "consumer interest" .

PeeboDaKilla6677d ago

If apple did it you people would take a skeet to the face just to be the first in line to buy it.

Shankle6677d ago

Agreed, this is one of the coolest and biggest revolutions in computer design that there has ever been, and people are just passing it off as a microsoft gimmick.

Though it must be said that reading text off that thing will be very bad for your back....

mighty_douche6677d ago

To expensive and to unpractical, oh and the first time your mate puts his coffee on it you'll s#it a brick!

Mind you, if money was no object....

yamamoto1146677d ago (Edited 6677d ago )

The first time your mate puts his coffee on it, the table will recognize it as a cup of coffee and produce cute little effects in response, such as ripples and little bubbles being produced from the base of the cup.

Do your research. Microsoft's not stupid enough not to protect the table surface from spills.

mighty_douche6677d ago

^^
Do my research? dont assume me to be a noob.

I know my iphone is stratch resistant, but i still wouldnt want my mate going at it with a key! i didnt say it would damage it did i?

randomGuyOnline6677d ago

@yamamoto114

Microsoft Surface isn't magic. It doesn't just magically recognize anything you put on it. It needs something to read, in order to recognize and start all the effects.

"The camera can also recognize objects placed on the surface if those objects have specially-designed "tags" applied to them."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Only objects with "tags" are recognized by the Surface PC.

So I don't think this would be practical in the consumer market. It's just a touch screen computer in a table, right? Although, the business market might make use of something like this.

BTW, I do agree that the components inside of the Surface table will be protected from spills and other such accidents. Microsoft's not dumb enough to do something like that. I mean, how much would this table cost to ship? It's got to be very expensive, and a pain to ship back if broken, for both parties(Microsoft and the consumer)involved.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio19d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing19d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9219d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit19d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing19d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9219d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."