On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:09:17 -0400
Matthew Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Found this on wininformant.com and found the StarWars reference amusing...
Who won that war???
Microsoft Announces Quarterly Earning. Yeah, They Still Rule the Earth
Microsoft's quarterly earnings announcements are becoming rote
descriptions of a company dominating its industry. (Destroyed Alderaan?
Check. Sending scouts to Dantooine to search for rebel base? Check.)
However, this month held a few surprises. The company reported revenues of
$7.25 billion, an 11 percent gain, year-over-year, and operating income of
$2.19 billion after a charge of $796 million for its settlement with AOL
Time Warner; last year, it was $2.87 billion. In short, they make a lot of
money but, interestingly, the company actually missed analysts' estimates
by a small margin. But what's really interesting is that Microsoft now
breaks down its earnings by product group. And sadly, for the company's
detractors, all of those groups had higher-than-expected earnings. The
server division, for example, saw revenues jump 17 percent thanks largely
to Windows Server and SQL Server revenues. MSN had record revenues,
growing 25 percent. And even the Home and Entertainment division, which
handles the Xbox, experienced 8 percent growth, with Microsoft's game
console reaching 9.4 users worldwide' the company now expects the Xbox to
hit sales of about 15 million by next June. Business outlook, as usual,
was predictable. (Closing in on Yavin's fourth moon? Check.)
Increased earnings in server sales do not have to mean more servers. Many
people in the upgrade loop had to do so, and prices went up as well.
Xbox sales thus far seem to be 1/2 of what microsoft projected, and those
mainly in the US. It seems Europe and Asia are buying elsewhere. So, that
contest is far from over.
Still, I wish they could find a way to make even more money. Just for the
spectacle of it...
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