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Geekout 57: Surface Pro 3, Android security, and Google Glass problems
Geek Welcome back to another Geekout session with Sal Cangeloso and Russell Holly. This week we're wrapping up our Surface Pro 3 thoughts and hitting some of the tech world headlines we'd like to talk a little more about. Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 is here … |
If you were holding off on purchasing a Surface tablet, waiting for prices to drop as sales were a flop, a $ 900 million writedown, then get ready to be shocked as Microsoft has a new-and-improved Surface that costs $ 900! Oh, and that doesn’t include “Office products and other desktop apps.”
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Microsoft will be unveiling its second-generation Surface hardware in New York City at 10:30am EDT on Monday, September 23, and we’ll be there to give you blow-by-blow coverage of the new devices. Join us as we witness Microsoft taking its second step toward being a devices and services company.
We’re expecting to see a pair of new tablets—an ARM-powered Surface 2 and an x86-powered Surface Pro 2—and perhaps some new accessories to go with them. Rumors of both a battery-equipped Power Cover and some kind of docking station have both been floating around.
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An otherwise healthy earnings statement from Microsoft was overshadowed by a substantial $ 900 million charge attributed to “Surface RT inventory adjustments.” The ARM-powered tablet, Microsoft’s first foray into selling computers, recently had its price cut by $ 150 to $ 349 amid long-standing reports of poor sales. With this $ 900 million charge, those poor sales and price cuts are hitting Microsoft’s bottom line.
Revenue for the fourth quarter was $ 19.896 billion, up 10 percent on the same quarter last year. Operating income was $ 6.073 billion and earnings per share $ 0.59, both essentially unchanged from a year ago.
As ever, Microsoft also published non-GAAP numbers. The GAAP numbers defer revenue that was taken for Office 2013 and Windows 8 prior to the availability of the software, not booking the revenue until the software is actually delivered. The non-GAAP numbers book the revenue as soon as it’s taken. Under that metric, quarterly revenue was $ 19.114 billion, up three percent year on year. Operating income was $ 5.291 billion, down 24 percent year on year, and earnings per share were $ 0.52, down 29 percent on a year ago.
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