According to Microsoft, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings show, Surface tablet PC since its release total revenues of $ 853 million, which includes the Surface RT and Surface Pro sum of two products sales revenue, while the Apple iPad Camp closing up to $ 25 billion. Surface reaction time performance that is even less than the iPad a Chengdu.
According to Microsoft the documents submitted, the deadline to June 30, 2013 Surface Tablet PC revenue of $ 853 million total, the specific sales data unpublished, $ 853 million in revenue, including Surface RT and Surface Pro Camp two products income, Assuming Surface Tablet PC average selling price of $ 500, then Microsoft's Tablet PC sales of about 1.7 million units, the industry had expected Surface tablet PC sales of 150 million units, far below Microsoft's expectations. Apple iPad sales over the same period of up to 25 billion U.S. dollars, sales of 56.8 million units, Surface even iPad sales are lower than the mantissa.
Surface Tablet PC Microsoft Windows division accounted for 4.4% of total revenues, $ 853 million of income is below the world price as Surface RT writedowns of $ 900 million, and also lower than the Microsoft Windows 8 users and Surface promotion of $ 898 million.
Although Surface Tablet PC sales are poor, but rich and powerful Microsoft does not intend to abandon the product, will be published in the second half of 2013 the second generation Surface RT and Surface Pro.
