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Wednesday 18 December 2013
Taiwan market: Windows models occupy one-third of business-use tablet sales, says Microsoft Taiwan
Windows 8/8.1-based tablets including Microsoft's Surface have attained a market share of one-third in the business-use tablet segment in Taiwan, according to general manager of Microsoft...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Microsoft to push own brand with help from Nokia
Microsoft, following its acquisition of Nokia's Device and Services business, is likely to promote its own-brand Surface tablets with the help from Nokia smartphones, similar to Apple's...
Monday 5 August 2013
Taiwan market: Microsoft launches Surface RT, Pro
Microsoft has launched the 10.6-inch Windows RT tablet Surface RT and 10.6-inch Windows 8 tablet Surface Pro in the Taiwan market. Surface RT's 32GB and 64GB versions sell for NT$10,888...
Friday 26 July 2013
Commentary: Surface RT a hot potato for Microsoft
In its financial report for fiscal fourth-quarter 2013 Microsoft declared a US$900 million charge for adjustments to its Surface RT inventory, which created a US$0.07 per share impact...
Wednesday 17 July 2013
Microsoft lowering prices for Surface RT not likely to hike sales
Microsoft has lowered retail prices for the 10.6-inch Surface RT to US$349 for its 32GB version and US$449 for the 64GB one, but the price cut is not likely to be effective in pushing...
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
Microsoft's Windows RT operating system may fall to the same fate as Hewlett-Packard's (HP) webOS as most brand vendors have already stopped developing related products, leaving Microsoft's...
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Microsoft 2nd-generation Surface RT estimated price between US$249-299
Microsoft is ready to announce its second-generation Surface RT tablet with an 8-inch display in June with an estimated price between US$249-299, according to sources from the upstream...
Friday 29 March 2013
China market: Microsoft to launch Surface Pro, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft, following the launch of the10.6-inch Surface RT in the China market, will launch the 10.6-inch Windows 8 Surface Pro there on April 2 at a retail price of CNY6,500 (US$1,045)...
Tuesday 29 January 2013
Windows RT shipments less than half of targets, say Taiwan makers
There have been about two million Windows RT tablets shipped globally, fewer than the 4-4.5 million units originally expected to be shipped as of the end of 2012, and actual sales...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Upstream supply chain sees Surface RT orders cut by half
The upstream supply chain of Microsoft's Surface RT has recently seen the tablet's orders reduced by half, and with other Windows RT-based tablet orders also seeing weak performance,...
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Microsoft Surface not affected by leaving of Windows 8 head in the short term
Microsoft president for Windows 8, Steven Sinofsky has left the company, but this should not affect Microsoft's Surface project in the short term, according to Taiwan-based supply...
Monday 12 November 2012
Microsoft Surface RT may only achieve 60% of forecasted sales
Microsoft's Surface RT tablet may see sales of only 60% of the company's forecast by the end of 2012 and the device is also expected to have difficulty achieving a good performance...
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Microsoft Surface RT more profitable than iPad, IHS teardown reveals
The Microsoft Surface RT model with the minimum 32GB of NAND flash memory and an optional black Touch Cover carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$271, an IHS iSuppli teardown analysis...
Tuesday 30 October 2012
Digitimes Research: Surface tablet to mainly devour notebook demand in the short term
Microsoft's recently launched own-brand Surface tablets have raised the question of whether Surface will devour consumer demand for tablets or notebooks, or maybe even both. In terms...
Tuesday 23 October 2012
China market: Suning to exclusively sell Surface RT
Suning Appliance, a large IT and consumer electronics retail chain in China, will serve as the exclusive retail seller for Microsoft's Surface RT tablets in China and Hong Kong and...
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