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Class-action Suit Filed Against Microsoft Over Surface Write Off
New submitter used2win32 writes with news that at least one investor is unhappy with the Surface inventory write off, claiming that Microsoft mislead investors who purchased stock during Q2 and Q3 by not announcing just how slow inventory was moving at the time "The class action lawsuit claims false and misleading information regarding sales performance of Windows RT based tablets. Microsoft has earned a U.S. $900 million write off and a market share of less that 1% to show for its Windows RT endeavors. Asus, Lenovo, HP, Samsung and HTC discontinued their models leaving Dell as the only OEM producing a Windows RT tablet."
Android sales are high because everyone starts with the 80 dollar Android tablet and discovers it's junk before they upgrade to something better. No different than the Android phone... so many of those phones break on first drop and the user has to buy a new one. All the while you Fandroids claim it's new activations but a replacement is all it is. I've dropped my iPhone 4 from 6 feet onto concrete with no issues. A nearly three year old cell that has taken drops most other phones can't take with no cover of any kind and a battery that is nearly as good as the day I got it.
Keep talking Android, fanboi. I know the culture and I know the hardware. I won't buy into that mistake again.