So the numbers are pouring in for Microsoft’s Surface r/t Tablet and there not good. The word is the reason Microsoft announced their Surface pro was the units being moved by R/T were’nt good enough and the orders were’nt coming like Microsoft expected. So pretty much the Surface R/T bombed. Once again Apple wins.
Microsoft originally expected to ship four million Surface RT devices by the end of 2012, but has recently reduced the orders by half to only two million units.
Although Asustek Computer, Samsung Electronics and Dell have all launched Windows RT-based tablets, consumer demand for those devices is also weak.
The sources also pointed out that Surface RT is also unlikely to achieve great performance in the upcoming quarter which may force Microsoft to bring out its Intel-based Surface Pro tablet earlier in December.
