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

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Dolla Dolla said:

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.

 

considering all the things they dump into that division, how can we really tell where xbox ends, and things like surfaces or mac office end.... this division needs redefining