Microsoft Q1 2009 earnings report today (2:30PM PST)

[Dolla Dolla]

Incandescence said:

konnichiwa said:

Incandescence said:
The 360 made profit? Should I be surprised because it's the first time I've seen it do so or have I been living under a rock for too long?

 

 I think you have been living under a rock.

 

Not necessarily. They posted their first yearly profit ever for last year from the Entertainment and Devices Division since the Xbox brand launched. Here are the numbers.

Microsoft2002      -750,000,0002003    -1,191,000,0002004    -1,215,000,0002005      -485,000,0002006    -1,262,000,0002007    -1,892,000,0002008       426,000,0002009       178,000,000Totals  -6,191,000,000

2009 represents just this past quarter. All other years represent full earnings (loss).

Bitmap Frogs said:

Dolla Dolla said:
Counting Xbox losses, they are still some 6 billion dollars of debt. Just the 360, I think it would be some 2 billion.

 

I estimate they'll get to -5 billion before the R+D on the nextBox starts ramping up and throws the division back to the red.

I guess that depends on when they start producing the next hardware, right? Technically, aren't they already prepping for the next box? We won't hear about that for awhile.