Microsoft (MSFT) Initial Surface Pro Shipments About 75% Lower than Surface RT - InvestingChannel

Microsoft (MSFT) Initial Surface Pro Shipments About 75% Lower than Surface RT

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Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) may be getting a little conservative into the launch of its Surface Pro tablet.

According to Digitimes, initial orders call for one million shipments of the Surface Pro, versus four million shipments of the Surface RT at launch.

Initial prices on the Surface Pro will be $899 for the 64-GB version and $999 for the 128-GB model. The device will launch on February 9th.

Several other manufacturers have been selling Windows 8-based tablets for some time now, including ASUStek and Acer.

Shares of Microsoft are modestly higher in early trading Wednesday.

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