Comments on: Office, Vista launches boost Microsoft sales

Company's third-quarter earnings top Wall Street estimates, but earnings outlook for the current quarter is slightly below some forecasts.

[Sniche]

Should read 'Office offsets Vista Losses'

The truth will never be revealed

[Shakingmy head]

You sound pretty foolish

You obviously know nothing about the business side of software! Vista development costs like any software business are sunk costs in previous quarters and years and they were all profitable for MSFT - so from here on out its a gravy train (all profit). As a publically traded company MSFT reports using SEC accepted accounting practices so what "truth" are you looking for?

[Shakingmy head]

You sound pretty foolish

You obviously know nothing about the business side of software! Vista development costs like any software business are sunk costs in previous quarters and years and they were all profitable for MSFT - so from here on out its a gravy train (all profit). As a publically traded company MSFT reports using SEC accepted accounting practices so what "truth" are you looking for?

[herby67]

Uh?

Can you elaborate?
Why do you say that?
Microsoft spent approximately 10 billion on the two products. So the money would be recouped with the sales of a few months.

[jessiethe3rd]

Chalk one up for the gorilla

It still produces products that people buy regardless of all the naysayers. Good job MS.

[jessiethe3rd]

Chalk one up for the gorilla

It still produces products that people buy regardless of all the naysayers. Good job MS.

[weegg]

Done wonders for Mac sales too

Up 36% (leading growth rate for pcs)

and apple stock over 100, where's MS stock (oh-yeah flatline)

[chabig83]

Not by choice

But very few buy Microsoft products by choice. Either it's forced on
them or it's simply the default "choice."

[expatincebu]

How about Zune?

LOL. how quickly that little disaster disappeared from view, remember, the iPod killer? Speaking of the view, let's face it, no consumer is upgrading from XP to Vista. These sales are driven by new PC purchases with a much lower profit margin. Vista simply is not performing as XP did. Of course idiot CIO's will rush to upgrade their companies like the mindless little lemmings they are, that is to be expected. Office sales continue to be the real MS money maker driven mainly by the fact that most people do not realize that OpenOffice provides a superior product for free. And finally is a fact that new Mac user sales are up dramatically. With the introduction of the iPhone and AppleTV this trend will continue. Consumers want a quality product, not hyped MS crap (aka Zune, Vista, Office). In the end Apple will dominate consumer technology markets and MS will still make loads of dough in the much less imaginative corporate world.

[Lindy01]

Is this the list you wish

for each night when you pray to the tooth fairy?

I would bet that 90% of MS OS sales come from corporations or home users buying new PC's....maybe even more. It has always been that way and always will.

You are freaking dreaming if you think that Apple will dominate consumer technology....you are living in a fantasy world. Dominating the digital media player market is one thing but they have less than 5% of the PC market, no gaming console market and a $600 phone that does not have 3G or cant have its batter replaced. Apple TV....hahahahahahah what a joke....the Xbox 360 will see more TV viewing than the Apple TV ever will.

[jessiethe3rd]

Smoking Crack?

The Zune is still selling - as popular as iPod? No, of course not - but that's just the thing - Microsoft often times does not make the most popular product. What you see in play4sure, however, is truely amazing. Why Apple sleeps on DRM and subscription music, Microsoft's partners; Urge, Yahoo, and Rhapsody are slowly making gains. Mindless lemmings? Sorry but plenty of organizations and switching to Vista... let's take for instance Citigroup - 50,000 PCs are moving to Windows Vista... mindless? Hardly. Apple? What's Apples #1 selling application? Microsoft Office 2004. Apple will not dominate the consumer market - they have less then 5% of the overall market to this day!

[jessiethe3rd]

Smoking Crack?

The Zune is still selling - as popular as iPod? No, of course not - but that's just the thing - Microsoft often times does not make the most popular product. What you see in play4sure, however, is truely amazing. Why Apple sleeps on DRM and subscription music, Microsoft's partners; Urge, Yahoo, and Rhapsody are slowly making gains. Mindless lemmings? Sorry but plenty of organizations and switching to Vista... let's take for instance Citigroup - 50,000 PCs are moving to Windows Vista... mindless? Hardly. Apple? What's Apples #1 selling application? Microsoft Office 2004. Apple will not dominate the consumer market - they have less then 5% of the overall market to this day!

[kennybfine]

Is Apple at 4% yet?

Keep dreaming Sparky

[kennybfine]

Is Apple at 4% yet?

Keep dreaming Sparky. Keep hope alive

[kennybfine]

Is apple at 4% yet

keep dreaming Sparky

[kennybfine]

Is apple at 4% yet

Apple will never come close to Microsoft

[kennybfine]

Is apple at 4% yet

Apple will never come close to Microsoft