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Microsoft Made More Surface RTs Than Necessary

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The CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer in a candid moment admitted this much that the company had made a miscalculation. It had created more Surface RTs than were needed by the public according to The...

Microsoft Profits at $4.97 Billion for Q4 2013 but $900 Million Surface RT Charge Hurts Badly

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The Redmond-based behemoth has just released its Q4 2013 report which gives the vital statistics on its monetary health. With $19.9 billion in revenue, $6.07 billion in reporting income and $4.97...

Microsoft Surface RT Tablets Prices Cut by $150 for Each Model

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Great news for all Surface RT lovers. Microsoft has lowered the rates of all of its Surface RT tablets. A price cut of $150 will be available on each model during next week. According to The Verge,...

Microsoft Surface RT Tablets Prices Cut by $150 for Each Model

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Great news for all Surface RT lovers. Microsoft has lowered the rates of all of its Surface RT tablets. A price cut of $150 will be available on each model during next week. According to The Verge,...

Microsoft Refreshing Surface RT Tablets With Qualcomm Processors

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Microsoft is planning to refresh its Surface RT tablets with faster Snapdragon 800 processor from San Diego-based Qualcomm Inc. It may be because that these tablets are sold less than expected by the...
    


8-inch Microsoft Surface Tablet Comes In June

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The first wave of the Microsoft Surface tablets have a 10.6-inch screen. Obviously Microsoft wants to also compete in the smaller screen tablet segment. This could already happen next month....
    


Switched On: Microsoft’s small tablet trap

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Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.

DNP Switched On Microsoft's small tablet trap

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Based on last quarter's global PC shipment numbers, Microsoft continues to feel pain in making the case for Windows is a viable tablet operating system. Theoretically, the dual-identity (Windows 8/RT) operating system has everything it needs to be a contender, but the promise is ahead of the reality on three interdependent fronts: chip-level hardware, legacy support, and app software.

For example, if x86 chips were more competitive with ARM processors from a performance-per-watt perspective, then Microsoft wouldn't be as reliant on Metro-style apps for functionality. And if more developers were creating Metro-style apps, then consumers wouldn't have to go to the legacy desktop mode as much to get things done. (Until the company releases a Metro-style Office, Microsoft really can't wag its finger too much at third parties.)

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Microsoft Plans to Open 11 New Retail Stores by This Summer

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Microsoft has announced plans to open more Microsoft retail outlets. According to the software giant, it will open 11 new retail stores in time for summer shopping. Microsoft has a few retail outlets...

Microsoft Sells Half of the Expected Surface RT Tablets in Q4 2012

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It's no secret that Microsoft isn't selling its Surface RT tablet in the numbers that it hoped for. This is Microsoft's first party ARM-powered tablet that runs the Windows RT operating system. When...

Rumors Claim Microsoft Is Pressing Apple to Take a Smaller Slice of Office for iOS Sales

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Apple typically demands 30% of in-app purchases made by consumers on each app available on the App Store. Apple recently rejected an update to Microsoft's SkyDrive after it had a dispute with...