Since I obviously was not making my point clear: Microsoft’s not aiming to be a hardware vendor. So, for them, 1.8% is probably exceeding all expectations. As a company. they are not aiming to dethrone anyone.
What they are probably more worried about is overall Win 8 sales. Remember, Microsoft’s a software company - not a hardware vendor. They have Dell, Acer, HP, Asus, Lenovo, Fujitsu etc. etc. etc. to make and ship hardware. Personally, I’m kinda surprised that Lenovo, Dell and HP aren’t higher up the rankings. I suppose it just goes to show how many Android tablets are actually being shipped. Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of mike smith Sent: Thursday, 9 May 2013 1:24 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Is Surface really failing? It isn't the order that counts, its % of market. And 1.8% against Apple's 39.6% and Samsung's 17.9% ? Come on, its even beaten by others. If it wasn't Microsoft, it'd be included with others. If you look at it by OS, the results look even worse. The only thing that looks good is the YoY growth. And that's because it's starting off a low base. Android and iOS YoY are better, when you consider the previous year's base they are growing off. IMO, its overpriced for a new entrant. Apple can get away with overpriced models because they have the 'style' market. Android have the budget market, and some of the flagship market. MS don't have style or a good price. Look at the Touchpad for a lesson. (I'm not going to say a lot about that, cos of where I work:)
