Microsoft Posts Record $16.2 Billion in Revenue for Q1 FY11

http://n4g.com/news/635663/microsoft-posts-16-2-billion-in-revenue-for-q1-fy11/com

Microsoft today announced record first-quarter revenue of $16.2 billion for the quarter ending September 30, which is 25 percent increase over the same period in 2009.

So much for MS being in decline. :D I guess the death of MS was exaggerated.

http://n4g.com/news/635663/microsoft-posts-16-2-billion-in-revenue-for-q1-fy11/com

Microsoft today announced record first-quarter revenue of $16.2 billion for the quarter ending September 30, which is 25 percent increase over the same period in 2009.

So much for MS being in decline. :D I guess the death of MS was exaggerated.

crusadernm

And yet they're raising Xlive to $60 per year. How can 360 people not be disgusted with MS nickle and diming money gouging tactics?!

Microsoft said Xbox 360 sales were up 38 percent from the same quarter last year [link]. EDIT: Microsoft says they shipped 2.8 million Xbox 360 consoles in the July-September 2010 fiscal quarter. [link]

The Wii, by comparison, shipped 1.93 million consoles the July-September 2010 fiscal quarter [link].

PS3 results should be available tomorrow/late tonight, I think.

Anybody who said MICROSOFT was going to die is stupid obviously.

Kids these days act as if MS only has the Xbox brand...

Anybody who said MICROSOFT was going to die is stupid obviously.

Kids these days act as if MS is only has the Xbox brand...

BigBoss154

EDIT: it was CNN

And yet they're raising Xlive to $60 per year. How can 360 people not be disgusted with MS nickle and diming money gouging tactics?!

clr84651

MS nickle and dimes it's customers so it can pay off game companies for DLC content and more.

[QUOTE="clr84651"]

And yet they're raising Xlive to $60 per year. How can 360 people not be disgusted with MS nickle and diming money gouging tactics?!

navyguy21

And yet they're raising Xlive to $60 per year. How can 360 people not be disgusted with MS nickle and diming money gouging tactics?!

clr84651

Meh... I was originally paying $120 a year for Live (monthly renewal) but just picked up 12 months for $35. It's not all that expensive TBH (though to some it may be).

[QUOTE="BigBoss154"]

Anybody who said MICROSOFT was going to die is stupid obviously.

Kids these days act as if MS is only has the Xbox brand...

ohthemanatee

EDIT: it was CNN

I'd give him a D for effort.

He only provided like, 1 statistic related to MS to back up his claims, and that was IE's market share...which is hardly compelling proof.

A "cool opinion bro" will suffice in the comments, I think.

[QUOTE="BigBoss154"]

Anybody who said MICROSOFT was going to die is stupid obviously.

Kids these days act as if MS is only has the Xbox brand...

ohthemanatee

EDIT: it was CNN

lol, they also said "PS3 is dying on the shelves" , i wouldnt take them seriously when reporting on these things :P

That's revenue (sales), not pure profit by the way.-RocBoys9489-

Pure profit of $5.41 Billion in 3 months. Not to bad.

http://gizmodo.com/5675947/microsoft-makes-record+breaking-money-but-keeps-losing-big-online

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="clr84651"]

And yet they're raising Xlive to $60 per year. How can 360 people not be disgusted with MS nickle and diming money gouging tactics?!

Fuhgeddabouditt

[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"][QUOTE="navyguy21"] Because they actually USE Live rather than sit on the other side of the fence and criticize it? ESPN integration is most likely responsible for the hike, and well worth the money IMO. How is it that i have PSN and i STILL choose to pay for Live? How can you say that people should be disgusted based on your idea of what value is? Isnt that a bit selfish? And :lol: @ Tactics........you are way too involved in this console war dude.navyguy21

And yet they're raising Xlive to $60 per year. How can 360 people not be disgusted with MS nickle and diming money gouging tactics?!

clr84651

Because they can. Same reason why nintendo was able to charge so much for the wii and sell them like hotcakes until recently.

Those are pretty admirable earnings for MS, especially seeing their entertainment division contribute with $382 mill. It's still cause for concern to see MS's revenue stream come primarily out of its OS division because if that were to ever dry up Microsoft would be looking at some serious downsizing issues. Still, it's generally pleasing to see MS garner the respectable success from its product diversification efforts.

And yet they're raising Xlive to $60 per year. How can 360 people not be disgusted with MS nickle and diming money gouging tactics?!

clr84651

[QUOTE="clr84651"]

And yet they're raising Xlive to $60 per year. How can 360 people not be disgusted with MS nickle and diming money gouging tactics?!

topgunmv

Because they can. Same reason why nintendo was able to charge so much for the wii and sell them like hotcakes until recently.

Being honest, MS is probably charging the fee simply to cover its operational costs. Expanding XBL to offer more features and make it more a means for media disbursement isn't cheap and I'm fairly confident they minimize the cost as much as seems reasonable.

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

[QUOTE="clr84651"]

And yet they're raising Xlive to $60 per year. How can 360 people not be disgusted with MS nickle and diming money gouging tactics?!

Basinboy

Because they can. Same reason why nintendo was able to charge so much for the wii and sell them like hotcakes until recently.

Being honest, MS is probably charging the fee simply to cover its operational costs. Expanding XBL to offer more features and make it more a means for media disbursement isn't cheap and I'm fairly confident they minimize the cost as much as seems reasonable.

[QUOTE="navyguy21"]

[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"] I doubt ESPN was the reason for the hike since users are already paying for it.Fuhgeddabouditt

[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"][QUOTE="navyguy21"]what? ESPN is coming with the new update, and the hike doesnt go into effect unti then. You have no idea what you are talkin about :|

navyguy21

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"] and i doubt ESPN was the reason for the hike... If you run espn already, you are already paying for it :|Fuhgeddabouditt

You do know that most people don't like watching sport events on their computer screens right?

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"] and i doubt ESPN was the reason for the hike... If you run espn already, you are already paying for it :|Fuhgeddabouditt

[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"]

[QUOTE="navyguy21"] What? Do you even know what ESPN on Xbox is? Its not the channel :| Its thousands of sporting events and highlights on demand. Like if you miss a broadcast game, you can go there and view the game. Its not just the cable channel. :|navyguy21

And yet they're raising Xlive to $60 per year. How can 360 people not be disgusted with MS nickle and diming money gouging tactics?!

clr84651

1. MS's main consumer base is parents with spoiled children who think money grows on trees.

2. MS's install base is aware of but honestly doesn't give a **** about how much money they have to pay.

3. MS is offereing some sort of unique bargain or free service/product that we don't know about yet.

4. Hypno-toad.

5. MS knows exactly the right way to advertise/hype their product so that most will ignore the added costs.

[QUOTE="navyguy21"]

[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"] ESPN on XBOX is basically ESPN3.com. If you can already run this, you are paying for it via your ISP :| You done?

hexashadow13

I am more curious about Sony's numbers, when are they ?

and yet the m$ continues to increase fees. i dont know why people let these money hungry tyrants steal money out their wallets

http://n4g.com/news/635663/microsoft-posts-16-2-billion-in-revenue-for-q1-fy11/com

Microsoft today announced record first-quarter revenue of $16.2 billion for the quarter ending September 30, which is 25 percent increase over the same period in 2009.

So much for MS being in decline. :D I guess the death of MS was exaggerated.

crusadernm

4 am eastern tomorrow. So we should have them by 9am eastern

...and pretty much all of that revenue comes from the PC market and B2B transactions. Such a small part of it has anything to do with gaming. Gaming is nothing more than a nice little secondary project for MS.

[QUOTE="crusadernm"]

http://n4g.com/news/635663/microsoft-posts-16-2-billion-in-revenue-for-q1-fy11/com

Microsoft today announced record first-quarter revenue of $16.2 billion for the quarter ending September 30, which is 25 percent increase over the same period in 2009.

So much for MS being in decline. :D I guess the death of MS was exaggerated.

Mystic-G

[QUOTE="crusadernm"]

http://n4g.com/news/635663/microsoft-posts-16-2-billion-in-revenue-for-q1-fy11/com

Microsoft today announced record first-quarter revenue of $16.2 billion for the quarter ending September 30, which is 25 percent increase over the same period in 2009.

So much for MS being in decline. :D I guess the death of MS was exaggerated.

navyguy21

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="crusadernm"]

http://n4g.com/news/635663/microsoft-posts-16-2-billion-in-revenue-for-q1-fy11/com

Microsoft today announced record first-quarter revenue of $16.2 billion for the quarter ending September 30, which is 25 percent increase over the same period in 2009.

So much for MS being in decline. :D I guess the death of MS was exaggerated.

JohnF111

Without MS, Apple would still be a tiny niche player. The main reason the iPhone/iPods really took off is when Apple made them Windows-compatible. Even though there are a lot more Macs now compared to the beginning of the decade, they haven't exactly taken the computer world by storm much like the iPhone/iPods did for media devices.

Well, this is what happens when Windows 7 is a success..

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="crusadernm"]

http://n4g.com/news/635663/microsoft-posts-16-2-billion-in-revenue-for-q1-fy11/com

Microsoft today announced record first-quarter revenue of $16.2 billion for the quarter ending September 30, which is 25 percent increase over the same period in 2009.

So much for MS being in decline. :D I guess the death of MS was exaggerated.

JohnF111

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="crusadernm"]

http://n4g.com/news/635663/microsoft-posts-16-2-billion-in-revenue-for-q1-fy11/com

Microsoft today announced record first-quarter revenue of $16.2 billion for the quarter ending September 30, which is 25 percent increase over the same period in 2009.

So much for MS being in decline. :D I guess the death of MS was exaggerated.

JohnF111

Market value for MS is $237 billion

To compare

Sony's market value is only $34 billion

MS as a company is worth so damn much it is crazy

[QUOTE="JohnF111"][QUOTE="navyguy21"] lol, the death of MS is ALWAYS exaggerated. MS has their tech in everything from consoles, to MP3 players, TVs, web application and programs, etc. People think they are just about gaming and OS systems. I find it funny when fanboys say if Kinect fails MS will be in trouble, as if that 500m was going to bring them down. They are worth over 250 BILLION dollars, they will be ok if Kinect fails lol. Side note, they should give me that 500m :Pjun_aka_pekto

Without MS, Apple would still be a tiny niche player. The main reason the iPhone/iPods really took off is when Apple made them Windows-compatible. Even though there are a lot more Macs now compared to the beginning of the decade, they haven't exactly taken the computer world by storm much like the iPhone/iPods did for media devices.

[QUOTE="JohnF111"][QUOTE="navyguy21"] lol, the death of MS is ALWAYS exaggerated. MS has their tech in everything from consoles, to MP3 players, TVs, web application and programs, etc. People think they are just about gaming and OS systems. I find it funny when fanboys say if Kinect fails MS will be in trouble, as if that 500m was going to bring them down. They are worth over 250 BILLION dollars, they will be ok if Kinect fails lol. Side note, they should give me that 500m :PSilentlyMad

Market value for MS is $237 billion

To compare

Sony's market value is only $34 billion

MS as a company is worth so damn much it is crazy

This means MS could literally buy Sony and end the war between the two today but the SEC wouldn't allow it.

Good for MS, still on top! lol @ "MS is dying"

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="crusadernm"]

http://n4g.com/news/635663/microsoft-posts-16-2-billion-in-revenue-for-q1-fy11/com

Microsoft today announced record first-quarter revenue of $16.2 billion for the quarter ending September 30, which is 25 percent increase over the same period in 2009.

So much for MS being in decline. :D I guess the death of MS was exaggerated.

JohnF111

As of the end of todays trading, MS is worth $227.42 Billion. Assuming a min 20% buyout premium, it would take at least $270 Billion to acquire all of MS'shares.Majority control would be half that. A controlling interest is probably a third. Apple is currently sitting on approx $51 Billion in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. Apple does not have the money and would require major debt financing to acquire MS or dilution thru stock swaps.

Apple is worth $279.59 Billion. It would take at least $330 Billion to acquire all Apple shares. MS is sitting on approx $44 Billion in cash or equivalents. MS does have the money and also would require debt financing or dilution.

Neither is capable of easily procuring the other. Both are in strong positions with large cash reserves to buy smaller entities. Those same cash reserves also make it impossible for a hostile takeover as each could buy back large volumes of their own shares.

Furthermore, whether the head of MS agrees or doesn't is not particularly relevant as it is the shareholders that have to decide to sell, not management.

[QUOTE="crusadernm"]

http://n4g.com/news/635663/microsoft-posts-16-2-billion-in-revenue-for-q1-fy11/com

Microsoft today announced record first-quarter revenue of $16.2 billion for the quarter ending September 30, which is 25 percent increase over the same period in 2009.

So much for MS being in decline. :D I guess the death of MS was exaggerated.

navyguy21