Microsoft's response to a PS3 price cut?

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NJ5 said:

Bitmap Frogs said:

NJ5 said:
@Groucho: Actually they are indeed spending a lot on R&D, for Windows Mobile specifically. See this thread:

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=58069

 

106 million dollars, wasn't it? a 29% increase they quoted. Does this mean their R+D budget at the division is now around 400 million dollars? Woah, those Surfaces sure are expensive.

No, more than that:

Research and development expenses increased $251 million or 37%, primarily reflecting increased headcount-related expenses associated with the Windows Mobile device platform, driven by recent acquisitions.

So in other words it went from $678m to $929m (total R&D spending at the division).

EDIT - Oh wait, this is for a 6 month period. For the 3 month period it increased from $365m to $471m.

 

 

That's over a billion dollars in R+D per year just in the EDD division. What are they cooking there?