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Not a bad year; MS reports record yearly revenue
Topic Started: Jul 23 2010, 06:13 AM (103 Views)
big al
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Microsoft Ends Year with Record Revenue
Revenue was $62.48 billion with a profit of $18.76 billion.
Friday, July 23, 2010

As businesses snapped from the malaise of the economic crisis and began updating computer gear, Microsoft finished its fiscal year with record revenue and stellar profit. The company said it finished the fiscal year with record-high revenue of $62.48 billion and profit of $18.76 billion.

On July 23 the company reported a $4.52 billion profit on revenue of $16.04 billion in its fourth quarter, which ended June 30.

"This quarter's record revenue reflects the breadth of our offerings and our continued product momentum," Microsoft chief financial officer Peter Klein said. He added that Microsoft was encouraged by the resurgence of computer purchases by businesses that had shunned upgrading technology while riding out the global financial chaos. The division handling business products had record revenue in the final fiscal quarter and the "resurgence of the refresh cycle" was expected to continue through the coming year.

Microsoft credited the strong sales figures in part to the successful launch of its latest-generation Office 2010 software and to continued strong demand for its new Windows 7 operating system.

Microsoft cautioned that emerging markets, such as China, where the company makes less money off its products were the "significant drivers" of the PC market.

The popularity of its Xbox 360 videogame consoles and Bing's improving share of the Internet search market also contributed to the successful final quarter of its fiscal year.

"We saw strong sales execution across all of our businesses, particularly in the enterprise with Windows 7 and Office 2010," said chief operating officer Kevin Turner. "We look forward to continuing our product momentum this fall with the upcoming launches of Windows Phone 7 and Xbox Kinect."

Kinect is an Xbox 360 accessory that lets people use natural gestures or body movements to command on-screen action. Microsoft sold approximately 1.5 million Xbox 360 consoles, marking a 26 percent increase from the same period last year, and membership in the gaming system's Xbox Live online community tops 25 million.

Windows 7 has become the fastest selling operating system and is already running more than 15 percent of personal computers worldwide, according to Klein.

Microsoft cautioned that emerging markets, such as China, where the company makes less money off its products were the "significant drivers" of the PC market.

Klein said Microsoft was on track for Bing to power North America searches at one-time rival Yahoo! by the end of this year. Bing has gained market share for 13 consecutive months, earning over 4% since its launch in June of last year, according to Microsoft executives.

Online advertising revenue grew 19% during the recently-ended quarter.

Klein assured analysts that Microsoft will continue to keep a lid on costs, signaling that the company is treading cautiously when it comes to the global technology market's revival.

Microsoft killed its freshly-launched line of Kin smartphones on the last day of the fiscal year, pushing about $200 million of loss into 2010. "

Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2010


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Kinect is going to be huge for MS this year I think. Sony's product won't touch it (IMO), and it may make begin taking market share from the Wii - because it will be the same thing, only playable.
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