Microsoft Lost $900 Million on Surface RT in Q1

[Torillian]

kowenicki said:

Torillian said:

kowenicki said:

Soonerman said:

sales2099 said:
Why isn't there any competitor stats we can compare with. Like, how much does Sony made tablets sell?

Because there's not a way for Sony fants to spin how crappy  Sony is doing with their tablets like they like to pretend console exclusives don't count when they are on PC (because again, apparently the average customer buys a PC these days with all the equipment needed to support such graphics).

oh yeah. good point.

sigh.....you three really make me sad.  Sales comes in to make sure that this is turned into a dick measuring contest and then the two of you seal the deal...

You were doing so well just keeping to explanations of how this isn't as bad as some make it sound, Kowen.  You got close to turning this into a dick measuring contest between Sony and MS again but you didn't.  

there is only so much prodding and poking from certain sections anyone can take... before a retaliation is fired off.

Your bar for that is way too low though because you just see people as being from factions, and regardless of what the subject is the retaliation to someone from the Sony side saying "oh yeah this is a failure" is to try to bring up Sony's failures as a deflection.  All because you just see people as being in camps.

It's exactly like the post you had in the TLOU thread.  You see it as perfectly reasonable and on its face it is, but others see it as prodding because of the camp they see you as being a member of and the tone they assume the post comes along with.  But if you want people to stop assuming that you're part of that camp you have to stop retaliating as though you are.  A topic like this should never be dealt with by saying "oh yeah well Sony's financials are way worse so :P" it should be dealt with like you were.

Sales is basically a lost cause, don't know that I've ever seen a post from him I'd call good, but you're a good poster who's just a little defensive and reactionary.  I understand that it's tough to be a minority on the site as an MS fan, but you shouldn't let that turn you into exactly what you dislike from some of the Sony fans.