Check your math, it was less than 6 months (announced Jan. 9, 2007 and release June 29, 2007), and it came with a specific launch month (June) and a price, both of which were accurate.
We do not have a date certain for any Surface release yet. Not even a month. What we have is a a target of "this fall", with no pricing information and extremely minimal specifications.
But if you want to argue that Microsoft is a full five years behind Apple (and even more, since their Surface PR doesn't measure up to the original Jan. 2007 iPhone PR), I'm not going to stop you.
6 months, 7 months, bottom line: It still goes contrary to the earlier Applebot cliam that , and I quote : “ When Apple has a major announcement, they say “And it's available starting today.”. “(Post # 33), which I was replying to.
Does a 6 month delay after Steve Jobs first showing the iPhone, make it available “available starting today” as was being claimed by the Applebots?
“We do not have a date certain for any Surface release yet. Not even a month. What we have is a a target of “this fall”, with no pricing information and extremely minimal specifications.”
We know the surface tablet on Windows RT/ARM will come out with the Windows 8 launch, which is launching in October. Windows 8 tablets will hit the markets in the October/November timeframe.
Specifications huh? Tell me, how many iPad owners even know what chip the iPad is using?
And why should Microsoft today, announce the price of a product that they won't launch till Oct/Nov?