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hunter_alien on 06 March 2013

source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/06/samsung-windows-rt-ativ-tab-germany/

Samsung will stop sale of Windows RT tablets in Germany due to weak demand, according to reports

By Sharif Sakr posted Mar 6th, 2013 at 5:15 AM 80

 

We already know that Samsung was too timid (or maybe too sensible) to launch its Windows RT-based ATIV Tab hybrid in the US, but now it appears the manufacturer is having doubts about European demand too. Heise.de and our friends at MobileGeeks are reporting that Samsung will stop selling its ATIV Tab in Germany -- Europe's biggest economy -- and some other unspecified European countries after speaking to retailers about the level of interest they're seeing for Microsoft's stripped down OS. This European retreat is said to have been confirmed by Samsung execs at CeBIT in Hanover, and MobileGeeks editor Sascha Pallenberg told us that the Korean company simply "sees no market for RT in Germany and other European countries." We've asked Samsung for further clarification and we'll update this post as soon as we hear back. As things stand, the ATIV Tab is still listed for sale by Amazon.de priced at 605 euros.

 

 

Opinion: no matter how we are putting it, the Windows 8 tablet revolution seems unlikely every day, and no 1000$ model will save it. I know that we have plenty of vocal supporters on this site, but this is looking more like the Nokia domination (aka not happening).

But what do you think about the issue, and what could MS do to get at least some attention towards their tablets?



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justinian on 06 March 2013

I am not really surprise. Samsung and Android make a hugely successful partnership. Windows was always going to be the other woman ( or man).

I watched a BBC tech show last year and to give the presenter credit, he hinted that at the very first signs "of trouble" Samsung would drop Windows like a hot brick, cut their losses and steam onwards with Android.



zumnupy10 on 06 March 2013
hunter_alien said:

Opinion: no matter how we are putting it, the Windows 8 tablet revolution seems unlikely every day, and no 1000$ model will save it. I know that we have plenty of vocal supporters on this site, but this is looking more like the Nokia domination (aka not happening).

But what do you think about the issue, and what could MS do to get at least some attention towards their tablets?


Besides Kowen, nobody really believed W8 would be a hit on tablets



hunter_alien on 06 March 2013
zumnupy10 said:
hunter_alien said:

Opinion: no matter how we are putting it, the Windows 8 tablet revolution seems unlikely every day, and no 1000$ model will save it. I know that we have plenty of vocal supporters on this site, but this is looking more like the Nokia domination (aka not happening).

But what do you think about the issue, and what could MS do to get at least some attention towards their tablets?


Besides Kowen, nobody really believed W8 would be a hit on tablets


Kowen was by far the biggest supporter, but there wehere others who believed the MS tablet upswing (of course far less religiously)

 



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kitler53 on 06 March 2013
zumnupy10 said:
hunter_alien said:

Opinion: no matter how we are putting it, the Windows 8 tablet revolution seems unlikely every day, and no 1000$ model will save it. I know that we have plenty of vocal supporters on this site, but this is looking more like the Nokia domination (aka not happening).

But what do you think about the issue, and what could MS do to get at least some attention towards their tablets?


Besides Kowen, nobody really believed W8 would be a hit on tablets

kowenicki was blinded by his love for ms just like i was in regards to the vita.  it happens.



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hunter_alien on 06 March 2013
justinian said:

I am not really surprise. Samsung and Android make a hugely successful partnership. Windows was always going to be the other woman ( or man).

I watched a BBC tech show last year and to give the presenter credit, he hinted that at the very first signs "of trouble" Samsung would drop Windows like a hot brick, cut their losses and steam onwards with Android.


Yeah, pretty much every tablet manufacturer (whom is not called Apple) will do that.

But I allways believed that Samsung will be last, seeing that they are so huge that they might actually remain in every market segment as far as it exists. Maybe that is why they became so huge. They know when something was a bad decission.



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justinian on 06 March 2013
kitler53 said:
zumnupy10 said:
hunter_alien said:

Opinion: no matter how we are putting it, the Windows 8 tablet revolution seems unlikely every day, and no 1000$ model will save it. I know that we have plenty of vocal supporters on this site, but this is looking more like the Nokia domination (aka not happening).

But what do you think about the issue, and what could MS do to get at least some attention towards their tablets?


Besides Kowen, nobody really believed W8 would be a hit on tablets

kowenicki was blinded by his love for ms just like i was in regards to the vita.  it happens.

Hopefully you have now learned to let common sense prevail :)



justinian on 06 March 2013
hunter_alien said:
justinian said:

I am not really surprise. Samsung and Android make a hugely successful partnership. Windows was always going to be the other woman ( or man).

I watched a BBC tech show last year and to give the presenter credit, he hinted that at the very first signs "of trouble" Samsung would drop Windows like a hot brick, cut their losses and steam onwards with Android.


Yeah, pretty much every tablet manufacturer (whom is not called Apple) will do that.

But I allways believed that Samsung will be last, seeing that they are so huge that they might actually remain in every market segment as far as it exists. Maybe that is why they became so huge. They know when something was a bad decission.


I pretty much agreed with the BBC presenter and therefore thought that Samsung would be the first. Samsung has a lot going for it with Android.

Other manufacturers are still trying to find the tablet OS for the perfect marriage so they would stick W8 out and hope for the best. Maybe some have used up so much of their resources developing the platform they have no choice.

Samsung on the other hand don't need to wait it out. If W8 is a flop they have the resources to drop it and carry on with their  huge money maker that is Android. They are also pushing Chrome netbooks that seems to be finally making some headway.

Both are free Open Source OSes that Samsung can manipulate as they wish. As far as I know W8 is a closed OS and cost money, if not that much.



Laurel Aitken on 06 March 2013

Well, no surprise here. Does anyone with half a brain expected Windows tablets to be a success????? Why? How?



Otakumegane on 06 March 2013

Yeah, no surprise there.



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