With holiday PC sales apparently unscathed by the lack of Windows Vista, Microsoft reported quarterly earnings Thursday that topped expectations and its own forecast. The software giant said it earned USD 2.63 billion, or 26 cents per share, on revenue of USD 12.54 billion, for the three months ended December 31. That compares with earnings of USD 3.65 billion, or 34 cents per share, on revenue of USD 11.83 billion for the same quarter a year ago.
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Member since:2005-07-06
Member since:2005-07-06
It has a lot to do with the fact that Vista is not out yet. What this paper shows, is that Microsoft can still sell XP even though Vista is so close to public release.
It means nothing to us guys on the street, as we can see through marketing crap, but this report was aimed at shareholders who only ever want to sell good news about sales.
I do not believe company sponsored reports like these. I want to see independent reports.
Member since:2005-07-06
And what does that have to do with their last quarter earnings considering that Vista isn't out yet?
You're missing the essential truth, or are just not wanting to face it.
The figures show clearly that Vista or no Vista, Microsoft's revenue is unchanged and unscathed despite it having taken over five years to get its next major product out. No company in any normal market place could even remotely contemplate doing anything like that, surviving from the revenue of their years old product (and with few improvements) where that revenue hasn't even fluctuated or showed any kind of decline.
Vista or no Vista, new product or not, it shows that Microsoft is going to get a steady stream of predictable revenue come what may. That shows you that there is something very wrong with this market, as many people laughably call it.
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2005-07-06
Most people doesn't buy or upgrade their OS. They get it bundled with a new PC. To Microsoft it doesn't matter if that PC comes bundled with Vista or XP Microsoft will get their money anyway.