Zune sales plummeted during holidays! Revenue decreased $100 million/54%!!!

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JaggedSac said:

dbot said:

Infamy79 said:

dbot said:

Don't forget all Retail Office, retail operating system, and embedded os sales are included in this division.

Absolute crap, it includes Windows Mobile as an OS, but that's it

From Microsoft.com

The E&D Division is composed of five main businesses: the Interactive Entertainment Business, home to the Xbox and Games for Windows gaming platforms; the Mobile Communications Business, which develops and markets Windows Mobile software, services and applications; the Music Business, developers of Zune portable entertainment devices and services; the Connected TV Business, which includes Microsoft Mediaroom and Windows Media Center; and the Specialized Devices and Applications Business, which includes the Hardware Group, Microsoft Surface, Office for Mac, Microsoft Auto and Windows Embedded software.

Read the last line

http://www.microsoft.com/msft/ic/segments_edd.aspx

 

Overview

Entertainment and Devices Division (“EDD”) offerings include the Xbox 360 platform (which includes the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console system, Xbox 360 video games, Xbox Live, and Xbox 360 accessories), the Zune digital music and entertainment platform, PC software games, online games and services, Mediaroom (our Internet protocol television software), the Surface computing platform, mobile and embedded device platforms, and other devices. EDD leads the development efforts for our line of consumer software and hardware products including application software for Apple’s Macintosh computers and Microsoft PC hardware products, and is responsible for all retail sales and marketing for Microsoft Office and the Windows operating systems.

Has anyone ever purchased Office or Windows from retail?

 

You'd be quite surprised!