Microsoft Will Price Windows 8 Tablets Aggressively

By Shelly Palmer

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August 19, 2012 06:00 AM EDT

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Microsoft and its OEM partners haven?t been particularly forthcoming on how much the first round of Windows 8 tablets are going to cost, but one Lenovo executive just gave us a hint.

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, David Schmoock, Senior VP of Lenovo?s North American division, said that full-on Windows 8 tablets would ring up between $600 and $700, noting that ARM-based Windows RT slates would sell for $200 to $300 less.

?RT will play in consumer and retail at very aggressive price points,? he said. This echoes previous reports that suggested Microsoft would introduce the Surface with a competitive $200 price tag.

Read the full story at Engadget.

Shelly Palmer is the host of NBC Universal?s Live Digital with Shelly Palmer, a weekly half-hour television show about living and working in a digital world. He is Fox 5?s (WNYW-TV New York) Tech Expert and the host of United Stations Radio Network?s, MediaBytes, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment.

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