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Microsoft Facing Criticism Over Surface Price

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    FBN's Shibani Joshi on the price for Microsoft's Surface Tablets.

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Hoping to take a bite out Apple's iPad business with its news surfaced tablet but the high priced Microsoft -- well could be.

Warning customers can swallow up to Shibani Joshi -- -- newsroom for more on that's running high -- -- there are a lot of things that we did you know about the Microsoft surface -- though we did know what they were gonna look like seven a key -- but -- -- one key piece of information we didn't know until just recently.

And that is -- the most important important piece of information and that is that price -- That -- -- the tech town today is whether or not the company shot itself in the flood to even before the company sold their devices here is what.

Microsoft is going to sell its devices for this 64 -- -- 899.

The 128.

Gig the workhorse devices 999.

To see you be a sense of comparison Apple's iPad.

It's seventy dollars last a 64 gig at 829 they do not sell a 128.

Comparable device.

Pretty hefty price -- fur -- for very competitive space this surface does have some pretty sleek features -- a lot of other.

Tablet devices including iPad doesn't happen including a -- -- keyboard.

And some other -- capabilities that are really geared towards business people but the price tag you can imagine is going to be key issue for people as a going -- -- holiday shopping season.

Has there and value -- choices now.

And the talking is is that perhaps -- the surface could be sold at a discount even before.

They hit the major markets already there's an -- indication that sales haven't been Blockbuster.

According to business insider Microsoft has cut its order for a -- tablet -- tablet devices from four million units.

To two million units so we'll see for price tag -- price cut comes right along with it.

The -- money thanks.

Thanks pension did you.