Where Microsoft's Money Really Comes From
2/11/2010 11:33:00 PM
kenmouse
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It's no shock to see that with unglamorous but vital products like Windows and Office, Microsoft is basically printing money. But where's the Xbox? The Zune? Windows Mobile? Bing? Oh, they're there. You just have to look a little closer.
Microsoft's most visible products that aren't Windows and Office fall under two divisions: Entertainment and Devices, and Online Services. Xbox, Zune (both services and devices), cellphone software and to some extend Media Center all fall under E&D, which has been skipping from minor profit to minor loss for years. Online services, like Bing and Hotmail, have a more consistent track record, steadily bleeding money from the company month after month, with only the slightest hints of stopping.
Microsoft's most visible products that aren't Windows and Office fall under two divisions: Entertainment and Devices, and Online Services. Xbox, Zune (both services and devices), cellphone software and to some extend Media Center all fall under E&D, which has been skipping from minor profit to minor loss for years. Online services, like Bing and Hotmail, have a more consistent track record, steadily bleeding money from the company month after month, with only the slightest hints of stopping.
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