Microsoft shrugs off Windows 8 issues with record revenue

By tim, on April 19th, 2013 Follow tim on Twitter

Yesterday Microsoft released its financial figures for the first three months of 2013.

Quarter ending March 31st 2013 vs quarter ending March 31st 2012, $millions

Segment Revenue Change Profit Change Client (Windows + Live) 5703 +1070 3459 +480 Server and Tools 5039 +508 1979 +293 Online 832 +125 -262 +218 Business (Office) 6319 +477

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April 19th, 2013 | Tags: , | Category: microsoft, windows, xbox | Leave a comment

Microsoft financials: record revenue, signs of Windows 8 concern

By tim, on January 25th, 2013 Follow tim on Twitter

Yesterday Microsoft released its financial figures for the last three months of 2012.

Quarter ending December 31st 2012 vs quarter ending December 31st 2011, $millions

Segment Revenue Change Profit Change Client (Windows + Live) 5881 +1140 3296 +416 Server and Tools 5186 +171 2121 +409 Online 869 +85 -283 +176 Business (Office) 5691 -619

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January 25th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , | Category: cloud computing, microsoft, professional | One comment

Microsoft financials: still growing in the cloud era, but watch out for tablets

By tim, on July 20th, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

I am in the habit of putting Microsoft’s results into a simple table. Here are the latest:

Quarter ending June 30th 2012 vs quarter ending June 30th 2011, $millions

Segment Revenue Change Profit Change Client (Windows + Live) 4145 -598 2397 -511 Server and Tools 5092 +568 2095 +409 Online 735 +55 -6672 -5927 Business

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July 20th, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: microsoft | 7 comments

Microsoft financials: Windows under stress, Server and Office making up

By tim, on January 19th, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

If we are really in the post-PC era, then one of two things will happen. Either Microsoft will make a big success of non-PC products, or it will start delivering shocking financial results. Neither is yet true. Here are the results just announced, broken down into a simple table.

Quarter ending December 31st 2011 vs

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January 19th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: microsoft, windows, xbox | One comment

Microsoft financials: Server and Office business still growing

By tim, on October 20th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

Microsoft has announced its quarterly figures for July-September 2011. Despite its problems in mobile and in search, and the declaration of a post-PC era by competitors, the company is still a huge money-making machine. Here is my at-a-glance summary of the segment breakdown:

Quarter ending September 30th 2011 vs quarter ending September 30th 2010, $millions

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October 20th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: microsoft, mobile, windows | One comment

Decent Microsoft results, but where is the cloud? where is mobile?

By tim, on April 29th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

Microsoft has released its results for the quarter ending March 31 2011. The figures are pretty good; but despite much talk about the cloud there is little sign that Microsoft is reinventing its business – unless you count Xbox, which has had another excellent quarter and is delivering meaningful operating income for the company.

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April 29th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: microsoft, professional, windows | One comment