jcp234 said:
Thank you for correcting that original "analysis". Where do these posters come from who spew nothing but utter ignorance. It's so frustrating to read some of these posts. |
I am not sure I offered any analysis, or perhaps I am not aware of the definition that you are using for the word. I stated a fact that the EDD has lost 198 million this year. I should have included the word calendar before year, but I thought that was obvious in context of my overall post. I agree with thx1139 that EDD is more than the xbox and that's why it is all but impossible to determine how this product is really performing. Also, included in the division are the Zune, Surface, Microsoft Office retail (Windows and Mac), Microsoft Operating Systems (retail) , etc. I will leave it to the amateur financial analysts to argue whether the profit from Office/XP/Vista and Zune sales outweigh any costs associated with R&D for Windows Mobile. (You should be aware that MS doesn't book all R&D expenses in its segments. Employee expenses and R&D overhead are booked at the corporate level. But you probably already knew that. )
I think my original question is interesting, and I would appreciate any thoughts on it. How can MS ship 100k more consoles in the pre-pricecut quarter?
Thanks for the input, Jeff.