Microsoft Surface RT Sales: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Admits Surface with Windows RT Loss, Price Cuts [Video]

By Michael Oleaga / m.oleaga@latinospost.com (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Jul 26, 2013 02:51 PM EDT

Tags Microsoft, Microsoft Surface, Steve Ballmer

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has issued a comment in regards to the sales of the Surface with Windows RT tablet.

As Latinos Post reported, Microsoft revealed it was taking a $900 million charge due to "related to Surface RT inventory adjustments." Columnists have stated the "inventory adjustments" were in fact just unsold tablets of the Surface with Windows RT.

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According to The Huffington Post, the $900 million loss equates to approximately six million units.

The Microsoft CEO addressed the Surface with Windows RT sales during an internal town hall meeting with Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner.

"We built a few more devices than we could sell," said Ballmer, via The Verge.

Ballmer and Turner also commented on the recent price cut the Surface with Windows RT received and admitted it was necessary in order to sell the tablet.

As Latinos Post reported, the tablet-only 32GB Surface with Windows RT at the Microsoft Store is $349, down from the original $449 price, while the 64GB variant will cost the consumer $449 instead of $599. For consumers buying the Surface with Windows RT with a Touch Cover, it will cost an additional $100 for each 32GB and 64GB model.

Microsoft has recently launched a new advertisement for the Surface Windows with RT. The new commercial mocks Apple's iPad and its lack of features compared to the Surface tablet.

The features for the Surface with Windows RT include a 10.6-inch ClearType Widescreen with 1,366x768 pixels. The Microsoft tablet utilizes the quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and has 2GB of RAM. The Surface with Windows RT is also able to connect with Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n.