Microsoft Surface Pro launch cancelled, but devices still go on sale at midnight
Summary: Microsoft's lower-key Surface Pro launch has been cancelled due to a blizzard expected to hit New York City. But Best Buy here is still planning to sell devices at midnight, as planned.
Microsoft's planned Surface Pro launch event in New York City tonight has been cancelled due to the blizzard expected to hit the area on February 8.
But users who aren't put off by the rain, sleet and snow will still be able to go to the Union Square New York Best Buy store and purchase Surface Pros starting at midnight.
Microsoft had invited a number of Most Valuable Professionals and other selected guests to attend a pre-launch event near the Best Buy store. The head of the Surface team, Panos Panay, was going to be in attendance. Panay tweeted on February 7 that bad weather was going to keep him away.
A Microsoft spokesperson told Neowin that "the Surface Pro launch launch activities in NYC have been cancelled due to weather."
However, when I called the Union Square Best Buy on February 8 and was told that Surface Pro sales would still commence at midnight. So I guess that part of the "launch" will still go on.
(A number of us were planning to hold a tweetup on February 8 near the Best Buy store. We have cancelled our event due to weather.)
Microsoft's launch of its Intel-based Surface Pro was planned to be a lot more low-key than the Surface RT launch on October 25/26. Microsoft's now-closed Times Square pop-up Microsoft Store was the location for the Surface RT launch. Microsoft ended up not taking any pre-orders for the Surface Pro, unlike the case with the Surface RT.
Microsoft officials have said they will offer Surface Pros starting February 9 through all Microsoft retail stores, microsoftstore.com and at Staples and Best Buy in the U.S., as well as from a number of locations in Canada. If you're planning to try to buy a Surface Pro tonight in person, make sure to call your local retail outlet to make sure it will be open at midnight.
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Wow, that was flop in record time
Wow, that post was flop in record time
Huh?
Dude. I haven't used MS products in years, but you take haterism to new heights.
Headline readers... sheesh
Exactly right! Microsoft will only sell 10 or 20 of those things in the
This snowstorm will only affect Microsoft, because, all other products from all other manufacturers will still be selling as if nothing happened.
obviously
Cancelled? Afraid of lack of attendents?
I hope that was sarcasm
I'm sure the Apple store is staying open till 10:00 for those people standing in line
waiting to get an iPad in this blizzard.
Read for context, which is dependent upon what the comments were in
Hopefully, people here are smart enough to understand sarcasm, especially when the context is clear.
The only person here that should need clarification of comments, is that CaviarCrap dude, who is as brainless as the crap that he's named after.
right, also Windows Surface ReTard sales were disappointing
Flop?
Look forward to getting a surface pro
Not hot enough
If you want something a little hotter, you might want to look at some Apple Prodcuts like the Macbook Air (45C/113F), Macbook Pro Retina (50C/122F), or Macbook Pro (55C/131F).
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6695/microsoft-surface-pro-review/7
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6023/the-nextgen-macbook-pro-with-retina-display-review/12
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6063/macbook-air-13inch-mid-2012-review/7
It's a tablet remember
Hotplates are very inexpensive, so, why would you be so stupid in spending
Why not?
MS Store incentives for Pro?
If they're not doing anything, I'm just going to run to Staples or Best Buy near home to pick one up instead of driving 30 miles to my closest MS store.
AFAIK, I too didn't here one
sheesh, I wanted to say I tood didn't hear one
Microsoft Surface Pro launch cancelled, but devices still go on sale at mid