# bill gates gives demo of the Microsoft Surface

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> [@chino](#):
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> im not saying that I couldn’t put it to use, but mainstream america, and what i would guess the cost to be… i can’t picture a market for it 😕
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> don’t get me wrong im all about cool gui shit, in fact its highest on my list in terms of OS’s, thats why i love vista so much despite all of its flaws 😃

oh certainly it is expensive, but so were the first PC’s, and the first big screen tvs, and then the flat panels… but it all comes down in price.  
hell, the wooden coffee table the old lady and i bought was well over 1 g, and all i can do is set my electronics on it. 🙂 if this comes down to about 2-3k, i could totally see it in homes.

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