Microsoft Reports a Strong Q3 Thanks to Win 7

[JMcEntegart]

Microsoft yesterday released details of its revenue for the company's third fiscal quarter. Redmond reported $14.5 billion in revenue and a net income of $4.01 billion or $0.45 per share.

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[ehanger]

microsoft is doomed they havent come out with anything original for the past 15 years

 

[webbwbb]

You need to keep in mind that Microsoft is the most profitable company in the world. If they were truly doomed then they would not be posting record high revenues. also keep in mind that being number one does tend to cause complacency. If someone else does start pushing ahead of them, they will have quite a lot of time and resources to change things around and get their spot back.

 

[touchdowntexas13]

[citation][nom]ehanger[/nom]microsoft is doomed they havent come out with anything original for the past 15 years[/citation]

First I would have to disagree about microsoft not coming out with anything original for the past 15 years.

Second I say that a company doesn't always have to come out with unique or original products/services in order to do well. They just have to have quality products/services at a decent price.

Microsoft does what it does well. I don't think they are too worried. Especially when somewhere in the ball park of 90% of computer users are using their operating system. I'm just saying...

 

[phantomtrooper]

Microsoft is not doomed. If Apple began to get more market share they would fade very quickly because everyone in the world cannot be brainwashed by Steve Jobs. The rest of the world would quickly realize how insecure Apples operating system and browser are. This would be especially unacceptable to the business world. Microsoft provides constant updates to their software and thats what keeps most of the world returning again and again to buy Windows.

 

[Bolbi]

[citation][nom]touchdowntexas13[/nom]First I would have to disagree about microsoft not coming out with anything original for the past 15 years.Second I say that a company doesn't always have to come out with unique or original products/services in order to do well. They just have to have quality products/services at a decent price.Microsoft does what it does well. I don't think they are too worried. Especially when somewhere in the ball park of 90% of computer users are using their operating system. I'm just saying...[/citation]
I agree for the most part, but 90% market share doesn't guarantee anything. Just look at what happened with Internet Explorer. However, I don't think anything like that will happen to Windows as a whole in the near future.

 

[annymmo]

Wrong PhantomTrooper.
Compatibility ~ legacy, non-fragmented(I'm looking at you Linux) and familiarity drives Windows in business.
In ICT or other business where applications are mission critical they use unix. Most of the web servers and worlds most powerful supercomputers use Unix.

 

[annymmo]

Off course Bing has a strong growth.
It has been buzzy replacing live search.

Have expected to see WinDows 7 as a growth engine.

 

[kingnoobe]

Wheres he wrong at annymmo. He implied OS_X, and since you're on toms I hope you realize windows is as secure/more secure then MAC os, and they do have a huge market share. And a lot of businesses use windows. SO I ask again were is he wrong. He didn't say crap about linux...

So maybe you read to much into it or simply a MAC fanboy I don't know, but it's been proven by experts which I doubt you are that WIN 7 is just as secure as MAC's os *yes, restated as I felt it was needed

 

[Guest]

Go Go Microsoft!!!!

I love them really, even though most of my working days frustration is down to their OS, they keep the food on the family table....

Have tried the apple but it was just not as tasty on the inside as the shiny skin led me to believe, felt like I was missing something!

 

[JohnnyLucky]

I read the full article in the Wall Street Journal. The revenue that MS is able to generate is amazing.

 

[digitalprospecter]

Micosoft is far from doomed. There is nothing on the horizon that could displace them (which unfortunately means no need to be truly innovative
).

 

[bp 4575]

[citation][nom]ehanger[/nom]microsoft is doomed they havent come out with anything original for the past 15 years[/citation]
Ribbon UI? Seriously you've got to make a bigger number than 1 to beat. If perhaps you said 20 then I would start struglling. And creativity doesn't win unless it can be patented.

Creative colloboration of all the best ideas at a decent price wins.

 

[bp 4575]

^
Or Apple's marketing

 

[Guest]

Microsoft is one of only two software companies listed in fortune 500.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/snapshots/3063.html