Over the past year, Microsoft has shown poor planning and a lack of respect for the tumultuous consumer market, which can sink or float a company within months.
Windows tablets capture more share, but Surface suffers
Windows’ share of the tablet market grew slightly in the second quarter, as shipments also ticked up in the face of a slow-down by tablets overall, researcher IDC said today.
Microsoft discloses weak Surface revenue
Microsoft’s Surface tablet has earned the company less in revenue than it paid to write down unsold stocks of the device.
Surface RT can help small businesses reduce IT costs
The Surface RT is better-equipped for business than rival tablets, and at $350 ( $470 once you add a Touch or Type keyboard cover, which it requires to be truly functional) it straddles the line between tablet and PC, and could help business customers rein in IT costs.
Microsoft writes off nearly $1bn to account for Surface RT bomb
Microsoft on Thursday took an unexpected $900 million charge to account for what it called “inventory adjustments” for the Surface RT, the poor-selling tablet that debuted last year.
Windows Blue preview due at end of June
Microsoft plans to release a preview version of Windows 8’s update, code-named Windows Blue, at the end of June, according …
Windows RT finds support from Dell
Dell remains committed to Microsoft’s Windows RT, despite the poor market reception to the OS and a decline in prices …
Surface pro creators hint at future plans
Microsoft Surface Pro engineers recently hinted at plans for a detachable battery or keyboard dock unit, during an ‘Ask Me Anything’ session …
Microsoft sells just 900K Surface RT tablets
IDC said on Friday that Microsoft shipped an estimated 900,000 Surface RT tablets last quarter, barely missing the top five …
Microsoft promises Surface RT support until 2017
Microsoft will support its Surface RT tablet with updates, including security patches, until April 2017, or nearly four-and-a-half years after …