Re: [Sheflug] Microsoft Profits Plunge

[Alex Hudson <home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 24/07/09 10:36, Richard Ibbotson wrote:
> http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article6725684.ece
>
> I'm sure that most of this is the international economic situation but
> you can't help wondering whether the Linux desktop is having some
> effect on this. That and the fact that Linux is a much used choice for
> server software.
>    

Without wanting to be overly negative, the only reason that "Business 
posts $3billion quarterly profits during global financial crisis" is 
somehow bad news is because it's Microsoft; it shows even their ability 
to print money is limited. That, and they're deferring sales so that as 
soon as Windows 7 releases they're immediately posting big numbers again.

It is still a good set of results in these times where many businesses 
are posting losses, and as much as I would like to think that Linux is 
somehow eating into their bottom line, these results don't really show 
that :(

Cheers,

Alex.

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