XBOX : how much profit did XBOX division make in last finacial year???

[drkohler]

WiiStation360 said:

Skeeuk said:
does anyone know what other items are included in micros EDD division, i know we have 360 and zune but what else.

im trying to find out what net profit xbox 360 made in last FY, not entire EDD

The hundreds of million of dollars in profits from Mac Office are hidden in the EDD division.  There is no way MS will let anyone know how much money ther are making off of the current success of their OS rival.  It is just rolled up and hidden in EDD and called "XBox profit".

EDD Division is divided into:

1. Interactive Entertainment Business (XBox, Windows Games)

2. Communications Business (Mobile software)

3. Media Business (all Zune related stuff)

4. Connected TV Business (MS TV, eHome)

5. Specialised Devices and Application Business (PC Hardware. Mac Software, Windows embedded software)

As has been mentioned, 5. is certainly printing large amounts of money, 2.-4. who knows, and you are essentially interested in what 1. is doing on its own.. As a rough guess, the software part in 1. is printing large amount of money while the hardware part in 1. is burning money like hell.