Microsoft 3Q Profit Falls

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According to the Associated Press, Microsoft’s 3rd quarter profits fell 11 percent compared to the same period last year. Earnings were also depressed by fifteen cents a share thanks to that fine from the European Commission. Revenue was actually up from $14.4B in the same quarter last year to $14.45B.

Microsoft said after markets closed Thursday that net profit for the three months ended March 31 fell to $4.39 billion, or 47 cents per share, from $4.93 billion, or 50 cents per share, in the same period last year.
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Oh No!! They only made 4.39 billion in net profit for 3 months? I can't even comprehend that amount.
 
Interesting quote from Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aQ7_iN1SxJ.c&refer=worldwide

The world's biggest software maker said sales of Windows for PCs sank 24 percent and revenue from its online advertising unit came in at the low end of its projections. Microsoft's report contrasted with positive comments from chipmaker Intel Corp. and computer company International Business Machines Corp.
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This is very unexpected for me considering the great quarters just reported from Intel, Apple, and IBM, not to mention the blowout fourth quarter Microsoft had last year where they showed healthy Vista sales. Computer sales are solid even in this economic slowdown. Intel is selling chips like crazy, Apple just sold almost as many Macs in their historically slowest quarter as they did over the holidays, and IBM's business unit is apparently bulletproof, so I wonder what the reason for this is. OS X and Linux are both gaining steam in a big way but not enough to dig into Windows sales, not even close. Could it be a drop in business or consumer adoption of Vista? They still move copies of XP if people opt out of Vista so that doesn't float for me.
 
Maybe more thievery going on as more and more pc's are shipping with Linux, which we know ALL get wiped off and have XP loaded illegally on. Amiright?:cool:
 
SnapperDragon said:
Maybe more thievery going on as more and more pc's are shipping with Linux, which we know ALL get wiped off and have XP loaded illegally on. Amiright?:cool:
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Not enough to dig into Windows sales (at least I don't think it would be), but hilarious if that was true.
 
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