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Microsoft Will Price Windows 8 Tablets Aggressively

Windows 8 RT tablets to sell for $300 less than Intel-based counterparts, says Lenovo exec

Aug. 18, 2012 05:00 PM

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.

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