Microsoft will give those at next week's Professional Developer Conference a chance to do more than just write software for the Surface. They'll also have the opportunity to buy a developer version of the machine.
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PDC attendees will get a 10 percent discount, but the machine will still set them back $13,500 (£8,800), even with the discount.
The cost for developers is higher because it includes five software developer kit licences. However, even commercial customers are paying $12,500 for the Surface. That's above the $5,000 to $10,000 initial cost Microsoft said to expect when it announced the Surface back in May 2007.
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