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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. 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!