Microsoft writes off nearly $1B to account for Surface RT bomb - Computerworld

One for the record books

"Microsoft today 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.
Later today, Microsoft will hold a conference call with Wall Street analysts, but its fourth-quarter fiscal numbers -- published on its website shortly after the U.S. financial markets closed -- pointed out the massive write-down."

Microsoft writes off nearly $1B to account for Surface RT bomb - Computerworld