Microsoft Surface Revenue is Way Up, But Sales Are Still Terrible | Digital Trends

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"So, Microsoft has certainly chosen the right number – double the revenue – with which to promote Surface sales, but when other indicators are taken into account, it looks like performance has merely risen from dismal to bad. While funky, cheap hardware like the Asus Transformer Book T100 is helping Windows 8’s overall market share, the Surface is still underperforming. And sadly, a lot of it comes down to the design of Windows 8 itself, which seems to be turning off a lot of buyers."

Microsoft Surface Revenue is Way Up, But Sales Are Still Terrible | Digital Trends