This week at Microsoft.

After final week’ s announcement of Office 2013, this week had much a job to match it.Lastly, it’ s been this type of grab bag of testimonials, from a number associated with Microsoft areas.The most important entry here is a non-story at the pricing of the Texture.We also have their products Windows 8 goodies, and also a short note on long periods of time tailspin.

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Surface Pricing

A Swedish store posted some rather high prices for the Surface tablet line.The listed figures were exceeding previous Microsoft guidance.They’d have been utterly laughable if these foods hadn’ t been therefore , specific, with each Surface configuration treated due to its own price point.

As Microsoft has yet refused to price a unique devices publicly, the statement snagged legs, and eventually became a big deal.TNW commented that the charges smelt odd, but just didn’t report them, while also noting which could Microsoft should stop losing media cycles that it could win, and just release relationship prices.

Finally, the shop released a comment that this, after all, had simply compromised the prices, in an offer to allow pre-orders will not be undercharged.I’ m sure the media firestorm was a bit of a shock for the arena.In short, we nonetheless don’ t have pricing for that Surface units, but they are won’ t cost $1, 000 for that cheapest configuration.

Windows 8

Windows 8 was more a combination than we can put into a few short paragraphs, so we must turn to yet another (patent pending) TNW Electric power Link List:

• Microsoft elements the Windows 8 prepare store:Flexible cuts, prices a minimum of $999, and try-before-you-buy [Link]
• Microsoft boasts massive Windows 8 visual performance improvements over Time frame 7 [Link]
• Microsoft, the stylus is in the past ? leave the video there [Link]
• 7digital releases its music store previously Windows 8, offers 20 million tracks beyond full October launch [Link]
• Microsoft’s BUILD 2012 developer conference kicks off October 30, 1 week after Windows 8 goes on sale [Link]
• Microsoft likely directly on signing off Windows 8 RTM build ? 888? for their own August release [Link]

Keep in mind that BUILD is whenever scheduled six days before Windows 8 proceeds sale to the the nearest.Guess they are going to distribute there to creative designers? I’ ll give your feet minute.

Flight Falls

Despite a long and illustrious past, Microsoft is done with flight simulators.Ever again.The company has ceased development on its recently formed Microsoft Flight product after the, presumably, a bad benefits and limited interest.As we noted yesterday:

This is not amazing.Flight Simulator X, Flight’s hypothetical ancestor, is massively tangled, customizable, popular, and implemented.Flight is a freemium toy that is designed to attract a casual reader.And thus when Flight returned, those using Flight Simulation X, I presume, didn’t make the jump over to it.

Oh, and those still play Flight Emulator X, by the program.I would wager more play that six-year-old game than play Flight.In a position to play is great Microsoft, but the game is to be worth playing.

Azure

Finally, TNW visited Microsoft’ s new Azure-focused incubator in Bangalore this week.The post is really worth reading.Microsoft’ s incubator play is in full swing.

Now, make a Manhattan and roll out within weekend.

Top Imagery Credit: Robert Scoble

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