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Microsoft Surface Drowning?
hcs_$reboot (1536101) writes Again, not much good news for the MS Surface. Computerworld reports a Microsoft's losses on the tablet device at $US1.7 billion so far. But, still, Microsoft is serene: "It's been exciting to see the response to the Surface Pro 3 from individuals and businesses alike. In fact, Surface Pro 3 sales are already outpacing prior versions of Surface Pro. The Surface business generated more than $2B in revenue for the fiscal year 2014 and $409 million in revenue during Q4 FY14 alone, the latter of which included just ten days of Intel Core i5 Surface Pro 3 sales in Canada and the US." Should Microsoft pull the plug on the tablet? Or maybe it's just a matter of users getting used to the Surface? Even if they're losing money on the Pro 3, Microsoft has seemingly little to be ashamed of when it comes to reviews of the hardware.
Hmm... and yet they seem to make more and more money on most business units.
I often wonder if what some people perceive as slipping is just that they prefer something else. I would say the same about Apple who seems to "just not get it" anymore. They haven't released anything worth caring about in a while and still, they put more money in the bank each month.
I remember when Windows 95 came out, there were a huge number of nay sayers who wanted to stick with Windows 3.1 because Windows 95 was way too different and way too difficult to learn. These days, it seems every time I open the new, Microsoft nailed another massive sale. Windows 8 just needs time to gain an audience and frankly, when I was in the Microsoft Store in San Jose, there were as many visitors there as the Apple store across the mall. ... This post was written on a Microsoft Surface Pro 3