can trade in their MacBook Pro or MacBook Air at a Microsoft Store or online for up to $650 off a Surface Book or Surface Pro.’’ This deal in however valid only till November 10 and in case you are looking out to ditch your good ol’ MacBook then maybe this is the chance you were waiting for. If you have a Mac but want to experience the ultimate laptop with on-screen touch, Surface and Microsoft Store are here for you. The offer is further detailed as follows “Today, we are announcing a limited-time “trade up” offer to invite more people to experience Surface. The offer is already up and anyone in the U.S can trade in their MacBook Pro or even a MacBook Air at a Microsoft Store in exchange of rebate up to $650 for a Surface Book. Microsoft has been trying to battle it out with Apple when it comes to its Surface Book lineup and the offer is one of the instances wherein Microsoft wants users to get a taste of their Surface lineup. Well, the offer couldn’t have come at a much better time as Apple just announced their new MacBook Pro lineup. However, Microsoft has now announced that it will be offering $650 off when trading in a MacBook. While Apple launched the much-awaited update for their MacBook Pro Microsoft did the same for its Surface. But it won't change market share an iota.The last two days have been busy ones for both Apple and Microsoft. It may be that Microsoft is launching this campaign just to get a bit of publicity.
Mac owners tend to be a loyal bunch, and having them pay so much money to go over to what they view as the enemy for an inferior device is a mere fantasy. I'm not sure that Microsoft expects to get many trade-ins. But having to pay at least $479 as well? It won't happen. That means that even a straight-up trade-in - hand over a Macbook Air and get a free Surface Pro 3 - makes no sense. Its keyboard isn't as good, the screen is smaller than the 13.3-inch Macbook Air, and Windows 8.1 simply isn't as usable as Mac OS X. In my deep dive review of the Surface Pro 3 for Computerworld, I used the Surface Pro 3 instead of one of my normal laptops, a Macbook Air, and found the Surface Pro 3 much inferior. The Macbook Air is far superior to the Surface Pro 3 as a laptop. And most people, of course, won't have a top-of-the-line Macbook Air, so will be paying hundreds of dollars more, especially if they get anything more than the entry-level Surface Pro 3. Even with the $650 trade-in, you'd still have to fork out a minimum of $479 for a Surface Pro, given the device's $1,129 price when you buy it with a keyboard.
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