Trade in your iPad, get a $200 gift card

by kapkapkap on 9/13/2013, 2:23 AM with 54 comments
  • by t0 on 9/13/2013, 3:38 AM

    Their recycler (http://cexchange.com/) will resell the iPads to cover the $200 loss, which will actually create more competition for surface. This isn't too brilliant of a strategy.

  • by benihana on 9/13/2013, 4:32 AM

    The only tablet I'd trade my iPad in for is a newer iPad.

  • by ryankshaw on 9/13/2013, 4:36 AM

    Some time ago I saw something that Microsoft gets $15 for every android device sold while google gets 0 (because of patent extortion). It would be pretty funny to see something now that says "Microsoft makes more in Q4 off iPad re-sales than from surface sales" note: I'm saying profit, not revenue, because of how much they have to subsidize surfaces thus making negative profit while at the same time re-selling the ipads they got for $200 at market rates, thus making a profit.

  • by superuser2 on 9/13/2013, 3:54 AM

    The rather amusing side effect of this marketing strategy is that Microsoft is buying a bunch of iPads. What are they going to do with them?

  • by locksley on 9/13/2013, 4:54 AM

    Not worth it, you can sell an iPad 2 for $270 on eBay.

    proof: http://www.thepricegeek.com/results/ipad+2

  • by jmduke on 9/13/2013, 4:51 AM

    I bought an iPad 2 last summer for $200. This honestly isn't a bad way to get rid of it, except my biggest issue with getting a Surface at this point is my unfamiliarity with the Windows platform -- I'm not saying I wouldn't be able to use the thing, it's just that there would be a subconscious effort being made that I don't really feel like dealing with (at least.)

    Still, I think having $200 to spend on Microsoft stuff isn't a bad trade. Office is expensive.

  • by tinbad on 9/13/2013, 4:04 AM

    In comparison: Gazelle offers $175 for an iPad 2 WIFI-only 32GB (Microsoft doesn't accept iPad 1). You can say that on average they will make more on those iPads than they are giving away in value for MS products.

    In other words, Microsoft is trying to come off cheap.

  • by vnayak on 9/13/2013, 3:55 AM

    Or you can sell it on craigslist for $400

  • by jbrooksuk on 9/13/2013, 8:17 AM

    I've tried both versions of the Surface and each time my opinion is "I wish they'd split their OS, like Apple." - people usually don't need an entire desktop OS (with touch screen functions or not) on a tablet, they want a tablet OS - like iOS.

  • by broken_symlink on 9/13/2013, 1:26 PM

    The only ipad I have to trade is a first generation one, which they don't accept. Oh well...

  • by kirpekar on 9/13/2013, 3:37 AM

    Does not include the iPad 1.

  • by DH61AG on 9/13/2013, 7:10 AM

    And then they will use the iPads themselves because their products suck?

  • by smallsharptools on 9/13/2013, 2:51 AM

    Pass

  • by anuraj on 9/13/2013, 6:22 AM

    MS, isn't it a trade down - rather than trade in?