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Microsoft Continues To Lose Money With Each Surface Tablet It Sells

Posted by Soulskill on from the when-temporary-strategies-become-permanent dept.

DroidJason1 writes: "Revealed from a 10-Q filed by Microsoft with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Microsoft has been losing $300 million and counting for the Surface in the last nine months. Data from Strategy Analytics has also revealed that Microsoft's Windows-powered tablets now own a 6% global tablet share, in Q1 of 2014. Android, on the other hand, remains at the top with a 66% global share. Apple's iOS fell to 28%."

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  1. The Mircro$oft $urface by penguinoid · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just kidding, they can have their S back. For now.

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  2. Slow follower by Tough+Love · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft is a slow follower. Just can't keep up with Linux or even FreeBSD.

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  3. It all makes sense now. by jtownatpunk.net · · Score: 1, Funny

    I couldn't figure out why anyone would bother digging up all those old ET carts. But now it makes sense. They need the room to dump all these tablets. Especially then RT tablets. Especially.

    Too bad because the Pro models are nice. I just don't need one. I've been on Android for a couple years and I've got no reason to change.

  4. This is our chance... by aurb · · Score: 3, Funny

    to destroy the evil empire! If we buy enough surface tablets, Microsoft will lose all of its money and go bankrupt!