Windows 8 will arrive to retail in just about a month, and we still have no pricing or pre-orders available.  Rumors have been persisting that they will offer a $199 version, but there’s no way they will price it that low.  In an interview, Steve Baller placed the pricing between $300 and $800, quite a range.

“In a recent interview with Seattle Times, Steve Ballmer said that the expectation is Microsoft will have an “epic year” with all of their new products. He was also asked about whether the upcoming Microsoft Surface tablet would be competing with the iPad on price or features, and the answer seems to be “features.” Although he mentions that the price of the upcoming tablet has not yet been announced, he thinks the device will run somewhere between $300 and $800. This should put the $199 Surface rumor to bed.”

Via Neowin: http://www.neowin.net/news/ballmer-shoots-down-19999-surface-rumor