OUCH! MS has to write off >$6bn in Q4 to post a Q4 loss

[M.U.G.E.N]

D-Joe said:

M.U.G.E.N said:
If I'm not mistaken the 6bil figure shows the initial investment + any expenses that can be converted as part of the asset over the years as well.

what's that mean

Some expenses related to assets/investments can be added to the overall value of the asset depending on the nature of the expense. For example implimentation expenses of a machine will be part of the value of the machine itself in the financial records. To explain furthure, let's say you buy a machine for 100k and you have to spend 20k more to get the machine running in your business. You might be able to say your asset is valued at 120k now since that 20k was unavoidable and was part of the transaction. Also any new additions to the asset that increases the value of it can be added to the overall asset value as well. 

So it's most probably not just initial investment that is 6billion