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Windows and Office - same old story
Same old story

http://www.microsoft.com/msft/earnings/FY07/
earn_rel_q1_07.mspx

Segments Operating Income / (Loss) : 2006 : 2005

Client : $2,637 : $2,570
Server and Tools : 827 : 608
Online Services Business : (136) : 68
Microsoft Business Division : 2,253 : 2,244
Entertainment and Devices Division : (96) : (173)
Corporate-Level Activity : (1,011) : (1,271)

Total operating income : $4,474 : $4,046


MS has two products windows and Office. Company profits are
100% dependent on the Win32 monopoly (as Judge Jackson
outline in his finding of fact).

Note to would be competitors: target the Win32 monopoly by
supporting WINE or your efforts will go unrewarded and MS will
continue to abuse the significant revenue derived from it's
monopoly to limit your progress (They're going to spend $US7.7
billion in R&D on supporting effectively these two products in
the next FY).
Posted by: Richard Flude   Posted on: 10/26/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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At least one US company is doing good  Linux User 1 | 10/26/06
don't forget big oil  voska | 10/26/06
On Office; On SQL Server 2005  mighetto | 10/26/06
I don't like MS SQL server  voska | 10/26/06
Sybase is a better choice for small shops!  Spikey_Mike | 10/27/06
Sybase is Microsft SQL Server 6.5  mighetto | 10/27/06
And yet, they made more  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/26/06
Huh? What numbers? SQL Server 2005 aint got the numbers AFAIK  mighetto | 10/26/06
SQL Server 2005 beats Oracle on security  PB_z | 10/26/06
Interesting Post; Is it true?  mighetto | 10/27/06
Oh, that's right...  John Zern | 10/27/06
Windows and Office - same old story  Richard Flude | 10/26/06
Yep.. Sounds like many of those anti-MS will be using alright "WINE"  lenohere | 10/26/06
WINE? Why?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/26/06
Gee, Sounds Like It Works More Than You  itanalyst | 10/26/06
Windows, Office, and Servers - new story  Anton Philidor | 10/26/06
True  Richard Flude | 10/26/06
BS  marksashton | 10/27/06
So Xbox is still losing money?  tic swayback | 10/27/06
MSFT is predicting XBOX being profitable in...  marksashton | 10/27/06
Where this really gets interesting...  tic swayback | 10/27/06
XBox360 in the living room  NonZealot | 10/27/06
You ignore one important thing...  marksashton | 10/27/06
It's your money  Chad_z | 10/26/06
A good laugh  John Zern | 10/27/06
It will not continue forever  x42 | 10/29/06
Rep sent me a thank you note...  Mike Cox | 10/26/06
Yep, that confirms it!  3D0G | 10/26/06
Microsoft tops earnings forecast  Loverock Davidson | 10/26/06
Heh...  A_Pickle | 10/28/06
LOL Hey Linux Geek  bka1959 | 10/26/06
ROTFL  John Zern | 10/27/06
Encore.  A_Pickle | 10/27/06

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