Shocker: iPads sold well on Black Friday, Microsoft Surface not that much

6. Droid_X_Doug posted on 26 Nov 2012, 07:54 2

Analyst 'findings' are generally self-serving. I would like to see quarterly sales results. Apple probably won the tablet sales crown, but I would like to learn how far back was MS trailing.

24. JeffdaBeat posted on 26 Nov 2012, 10:32 1

To a certain extent, yes they are self serving. But ultimately, they want to do what will make them money. If at some point Apple tanks, I don't think Piper Jaffray will still sing Apple praises. No analyst is going to do something that will lose them money just because they like a company...and him liking the company is an assumption.

But if Apple's stock is back on the rise, it would be smart to buy it now seeing how high it has gone in the past.

27. yuvananda posted on 26 Nov 2012, 11:33 1

Friend of mine brought a surface exactly here. They even offered for a crash course on Windows 8RT, which itself speaks of the complex / uneven user interface. The very next day, he was again at the microsoft store returning it. Himself being a android user right from Nexus One days felt the lack of apps was his major concern.

36. Nadr1212 posted on 26 Nov 2012, 20:39 0

3.5 items every hour? What, did some people buy Half an Xbox game or what?!?!?!?!

10. darkkjedii posted on 26 Nov 2012, 08:52 5

Wow dude what's ur issue with apple? No matter what the article says u refute it. Tell me dude did the apple of ur eye dump u, did u bring ur teacher an apple and still get an F, did u bite an apple and find a worm, did u get sick despite an apple a day keeping the dr away?

11. Nathan_ingx posted on 26 Nov 2012, 09:07 0

"Did u bite an apple and find a worm?" Exactly...
And you're holding 'that' "Apple"!

15. networkdood posted on 26 Nov 2012, 09:28 3

Actually, dark, analysts views are typically biased - which is why you should never trust them - usually they have an agenda - a means to an end.

17. Nathan_ingx posted on 26 Nov 2012, 09:34 1

Dood, never-mind explaining him the facts, he'd rather trust them, especially with Apple on the winning side!

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19. darkkjedii posted on 26 Nov 2012, 09:47 0

U got me wrong dude. All wrong

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21. darkkjedii posted on 26 Nov 2012, 09:57 3

One more thing bro. I can care less about apples stock or samsungs market share lol. I have better things to do than worry about the finances of a company that I don't work for. Just give me the device I want. That's it and that's all. I like tech period.

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18. darkkjedii posted on 26 Nov 2012, 09:46 0

Ur rite they r. I was just teasing meocao lol

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12. Nathan_ingx posted on 26 Nov 2012, 09:10 1

If this is true...i won't mind because Microsoft's Surface just got introduced. It needs time building up into people's liking...

28. -box- posted on 26 Nov 2012, 12:02 0

What's sadder is PA thinks it is somehow newsworthy. Anything for pageviews I guess.

31. NexusKoolaid posted on 26 Nov 2012, 12:58 0

In order to to the study correctly they'd need to find a location that has a Microsoft store and an Apple store and observe them both at the same time, ideally during a period of high traffic where shoppers were there with the mind to buy. That's what they did in Minneapolis. I agree that a broader sampling would add some weight behind their findings, but how many other venues are there that host both types of stores?

40. jubbing posted on 28 Nov 2012, 04:00 0

Plenty! Microsoft makes sure they open stores near Apple stores.

13. Nathan_ingx posted on 26 Nov 2012, 09:12 3

Which particular "American" are you talking about??

25. B3BLW29 posted on 26 Nov 2012, 10:41 0

hahahahahahahahahahahahahah... ROFL ROFL

14. lubba posted on 26 Nov 2012, 09:23 2

American use to be, I'm gonna work hard to get what I've always wanted. Now it's, I'm gonna work hard to get what everyone else have. Kind of sad because if folks took time to learn and understand surface and wp8, they appreciate it and know what wp8 is supposed to be, the future of computing. Imagine no more desktops and laptops. That's it! Oh well, America the groupie.

23. thelegend6657 posted on 26 Nov 2012, 10:07 1

The RT version of the Surface is rubbish , and people know that . Bring on the Pro version and the surface will sell better

26. JC557 posted on 26 Nov 2012, 10:50 2

Seriously, Surface needs to be available in more places. Hell, even Best Buy didn't have much of a selection if I could find any.

In all honesty the Surface tablet is much more useful for productivity that's just as capable for downtime.

33. tigermcm posted on 26 Nov 2012, 16:58 0

wait you found the surface at best buy!!!!!! I only buy my electronics from best buy since they blow my email and mailbox up with coupons so I will not buy the surface till its at best buy

29. -box- posted on 26 Nov 2012, 12:05 1

RT has a lot of stuff out-of-the-box that no other mobile tablet can match, not the least of which is its shared kernel with the inarguably most-popular computer OS in the world, not to mention better build quality, keyboard options, and built-in kickstand. You have to buy extra third-party devices and programs to even start to match the Surface, even the RT version.

37. MC1123 posted on 26 Nov 2012, 21:56 0

actually, they can still be beaten..in mot a fanboy or whatever.... since most peopl will love the construction of apple's iDevice coz of premium materials...

they can be beaten coz if they keep the old look and no major overhaul, people might get bored on apple's UI and its looks....

i think the one that could really match the premium look of iPad is the microsoft surface! so im hoping surface 2 will have HD screen!