Microsoft Posts Record Q1 Revenue of $16.20 Bn.
Microsoft money!
While some people may think that Microsoft has no consumer mojo, investors should be fairly happy at whatever's going on there at Redmond, as the world's largest software maker today announced a record first-quarter revenue of $16.20 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2010, a 25 percent increase from the same period of the prior year.
Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $7.12 billion, $5.41 billion and $0.62 per share, which represented increases of 59, 51 and 55 percent, respectively, when compared with the prior year period.
“This was an exceptional quarter, combining solid enterprise growth and continued strong consumer demand for Office 2010, Windows 7, and Xbox 360 consoles and games,” said Peter Klein, chief financial officer at Microsoft. “Our ability to grow revenue while continuing to control costs allowed us to deliver another quarter of year-over-year margin expansion.”
Microsoft made four points at what helped it achieve a new record:
· Office 2010 is off to a fast start with revenue growing over 15% in its first full quarter in market.
· Microsoft continues to see a healthy and sustaining business PC refresh cycle.
· Xbox 360 consoles grew 38%, outselling every competing console in the U.S. for each of the past four months.
· For yet another quarter, Bing continued to grow market share, while achieving major milestones in implementing Microsoft’s partnership with Yahoo.
Can we get some Steve Ballmer whoop whoop in here?

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There it goes CNN's statement...
Heaven forbid that a MS product should configure another MS product for optimal performance together....
I think though, that 2010 is doing so well simply because 2007 didn't really catch on in offices, with a lot of them sticking to 2003 because of the changes in the layout and operation of the program's UI. Now office 2003 is so dated as a product the switch t oa new interface seems somehow less of a reason to put off updating.
There is goes CNN's statement...down the toilet.
that should give cnn something else to be completely out of the loop on
Business fiscal quarters are different from your average Joe's yearly fiscal quarters. the first Business quarter starts in May or June - something to that extent.
Yep, MS Fiscal year begins in July. It's rotated exactly 6 months.
They never asked if Microsoft was dead. The question was "is Microsoft a dying brand?" and no matter how much hate I will certainly get, I think it's a perfectly valid question. Microsoft is not a dying corporation and won't be for a very long time but you can argue that it's a dying BRAND. Like it or not, when you hear "Microsoft" you don't think "innovation". Think of the oh-so-hated Apple for example. You might not like the iPod, iPad, iPhone or whatever but they all sell like crazy worldwide and people instantly think of these relatively innovative things they put out when they hear "Apple". Microsoft is more powerful than Apple as a CORPORATION, but Apple is certainly a more recognizable brand. Unfortunately Microsoft does a terrible job trying to keep it's name significant (not it's products: Office, Windows, which are old but still crazy popular and will likely be for decades).
Apple reported a new record of $20.34 billion in revenues compared to Microsoft's $16.20 billion for the fall quarter…
Oh, and…
A new IDC report shows strong iPhone sales have pushed Apple past Research in Motion, making the iPhone-maker the world's fourth-largest mobile phone seller in the third quarter of 2010.
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Both netted about 5 Billion... but they're doing it in almost completely different ways. MS is primarily a PC software company (with the Gaming thing going on the side), Apple is more and more a consumer electronics company... more accurately compared to the Sony's out there not the Microsoft's.
Apple grossed more, Microsoft made a lot more in software sales, Apple has better brand recognition, Microsoft has higher margins. They're both strong companies who've got solid products.
Oh, and Microsoft's net profit was $7.12bn vs. Apple's $4.3bn. Not that it's a competition or anything
What matters most is profit. And Microsoft is still a lot more profitable than Apple.
Perhaps you should go here:
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/18/global-2000-10_The-Global-2000_Rank.html