From: "Robert Comer" 

What I found interesting is just how much they make off the OS and Office
sales -- the profit margins are **HUGE**.

- Bob Comer 


"Joe Barr"  wrote in message
news:3dd548e7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2480001.stm
>
> The figures revealed in the documents filed with the Securities and
> Exchange Commission were prepared with Microsoft's internal accounting
> system.
>
> These figures have been eagerly awaited by industry watchers and analysts
> as they give a more accurate picture of the state of Microsoft's business
> than does the accounting method used to report quarterly earnings.
>
> In the quarter ending 30 September, Microsoft's Home and Entertainment
> division reported revenues of $505m.
>
> It lost $177m, up from a loss of $68m in the same period in 2001. This
> loss is by far the largest of Microsoft's unprofitable divisions.
>
> By comparison Microsoft's mobile devices division lost $33m and its MSN
> net service lost $97m.
>
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