Microsoft Offers $650 to Users Who Trade-In MacBook Air for Surface Pro 3 Tablet

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Posted June 23, 2014 at 8:58pm by iClarified

Microsoft is offering up to $650 to anyone who trades in a MacBook Air for the new Surface Pro 3 tablet.

Get the best of a laptop and the best of a tablet now. Hurry in to your local Microsoft retail store and save up to $650 on the Surface Pro 3.

Here's the company's pitch:
● Barely tipping the scales at 1.76 pounds, the new 12-inch Surface Pro 3 has all the power and performance of a premium laptop in a thin and lightweight design. It also comes with the all-new Surface Pen which delivers a natural writing and drawing experience.

● Larger Screen, lighter form: Featuring a gorgeous 12-inch display encased in a sleek magnesium frame, Surface Pro 3 is the thinnest and lightest in our Pro family. Refined to its essential elements, Surface Pro 3 is as beautiful as it is functional so you can stay productive from anywhere. Just slip it into your bag or backpack and go.

● Run your favorite programs and apps: Pre-loaded with Windows 8.1 Pro, you can install your favorite desktop software, including the full Microsoft Office Suite (sold separately) and thousands of programs created for the Windows platform. Surface Pro 3 also has a 4th generation Intel Core processor which delivers blazing-fast performance.

Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 3 tablet in late May. It starts at $799. More details on the device can be found here.

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Microsoft Offers $650 to Users Who Trade-In MacBook Air for Surface Pro 3 Tablet

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larry_ - June 27, 2014 at 2:24pm

I suppose that Microsoft is not going to destroy them, so any ideas whether they will resell the Airs? I'd love to buy a cheap one :)

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Ninja - June 26, 2014 at 4:12am

While i'm at it. I'll trade in my ferrari for a new hyundai Such a desl

Ban The Trolls!!! - June 24, 2014 at 9:39pm

Gay and Sheep love Apple why they will do that!?

SimonSays - June 24, 2014 at 1:51pm

They just want to get ride of their shitty tablets and get real computers so they can get some work done.

gamerscul9870 - June 24, 2014 at 1:53pm

Well said. How can surface be a computer if it's not even built like one?

Khh - June 24, 2014 at 6:05am

How can I do this

Khh - June 24, 2014 at 6:04am

How can I "Run my fav software and apps" if I trade-in a MacBook Air and get a Surface Pro? It runs on OS X? Wow.

zetaprime - June 24, 2014 at 4:24am

They'll have to pry my MacBook Air from my cold dead hands. No way I'd want to switch to Windows. I have a Windows laptop as a secondary computer and I absolutely hate using it.

pkmaximum - June 24, 2014 at 2:12am

Very nice promotion on Microsoft's move, I'm sure there are MAC OSX users who would definitely be interested in switching over to Windows platform. That said, I will not be giving up my MacBook Air. Definitely one of the best investments I have made in a long time.

StewartG - June 24, 2014 at 12:09am

Windows has some advantages over apple and apple over windows. Let us not be stupid here and accuse Microsoft of inferiority. This is not the case. Without commercializing here for free apple is good for some things and windows for a few others. There is a reason why most offices still use windows and a reason why movie crews and artists etc. use apple products. See the pattern here? Now stop crying over this. Only iPhone is superior but not their other products.

windoze - June 24, 2014 at 5:43am

The reason people still use windows is that IBM chose the widows OS way back when cause it was cheaper plain and simple. the only thing microsoft has over apple is its servers and office product line. As for its servers most Fortune 500 companies are now going the Linux route ...but the question people who are considering buying a computer product is ...Why would microsoft want to buy my apple product ? i think they know like most of us nobody in their right mind would lol

Kennyboy - June 23, 2014 at 11:06pm

Reminds me of parents who tie a pork chop around their child's neck to get a dog to interact with them.

windoze - June 23, 2014 at 9:29pm

apple products are just superior ..Microsoft is going to give the Mac Books to their employees to use and give us the surface. fitting name Surface looks good on the surface but when you dig deeper ...its too much work updates virus software etc...

gamerscul9870 - June 24, 2014 at 1:24pm

My experience with MacBook Pro retina, beat laptop ever hands down. The reviews say it all about them, but the display really makes the effects more cooler, the way you make the icons pop out when you scroll with them, and that's one of the best things. I like about the mb.

gamerscul9870 - June 23, 2014 at 9:14pm

Who would trade a superior top rated machine for such useless crap that doesn't have any thought in it whatsoever?

Russ - June 24, 2014 at 11:00am

I know! Microsoft are really getting ripped off here! Buying back people's crappy Mac laptops... what were they thinking with this promotion?

AppleGuy299 - June 23, 2014 at 9:14pm

And what are they going to do with the MacBook??

gamerscul9870 - June 23, 2014 at 9:15pm

Either mock apple with them more or bash them all they want.

AppleGuy299 - June 23, 2014 at 10:52pm

I was being serious. I wonder if they will sell them used to Best buy or amazon?

Dommm - June 23, 2014 at 9:10pm

The surface pro range isn't too bad as it as has full windows on it but costs tooooo much (I'd just get a normal laptop) . the surface is bad as its RT so as bad as a windows phone is and costs as much as a iPad .most people would get the iPad What will Microsoft do will the MacBooks ??