Saturday, January 26, 2013

Microsoft Windows 8 jack revenues in the second quarter 2013

Microsoft announced the financial statements for the second quarter in fiscal year 2013. In the quarter, Microsoft posted a revenue of U.S. $ 21.56 billion with a net profit of U.S. $ 6.38. The amount of profits they achieved an improvement of the quarter or the year before.


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Of the total revenues of Microsoft, Slashgear reports about U.S. $ 6 billion came from Windows 8 that came at the end of last year. Total revenue from operating system from Microsoft is an increase of 24% over the previous year.

In addition to Windows 8, an increase in the perceived benefits of Microsoft co-contributed by online services division, particularly from SkyDrive and Office 365 to be launched. The division posted a revenue of U.S. $ 869 million, up 11% from the previous year.

Even so, not all divisions within Microsoft experienced positive growth. In fact, the entertainment and devices division that houses the Xbox and Surface tablets also experienced a decline in income. The division reported total revenue for the second quarter amounted to U.S. $ 3.77 billion. The figure shows a decrease of 11% over the previous year.

Ironically, the report came after Microsoft announced the Xbox for the second time won the title as the best-selling gaming console. Performance Surface is supposed to be the flagship product in its line of Windows-based tablets have not demonstrated any "fangs".

In addition, Microsoft business division revenue decreased by 10% over the previous year to U.S. $ 5.7 billion.

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