iPad Takes a Bite out of Microsoft Sales
Growing interest in tablets led to a decline in PC shipments
Apple’s iPad has taken a big bite out of Microsoft’s PC sales.
Microsoft reported on Thursday that its sales in the first quarter fell short of analysts’ predictions despite the company's overall rise in fiscal third quarter profits.
In a statement, Microsoft said that revenue for the unit that includes Windows fell to $4.45 billion. Analysts had predicted that number at $4.6 billion. PC shipments dropped by 3.2 percent worldwide in the quarter. Some analysts blamed this decline on the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, a big market for Microsoft’s products, as well as the fact that many consumers are choosing to purchase to tablets—especially the iPad—instead of Microsoft computers.
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