Microsoft EDD – Q1 FY 09 – end Sep 30, 2008 – SIMPLE ANALYSIS

[goddog]

so for live, could microsoft be splitting it two ways? the retail version, as same quarter expenses, with online payments, making the monthly gaap appearance?

also the live cards sold through retail, are probably not the preferred method of MS selling them, since when they go straight through live MS makes more profit, it would seem like they might discount the live payment, to encourage more people to do this. but since they dont, I would say this is evidence that opening new accounts is most likely to happen with store bought cards, while the average user renews with direct payment through live.