Microsoft made a profit again!

[ZenfoldorVGI]

crumas2 said:

ZenfoldorVGI said:
Well, all I'm saying is that this is Microsoft. One way or another, they are trying to trick us into believing they performed better than they actually did.

Actually, MS, historically speaking, has tended to report in such a way that they downplay their performance and claim obstacles to additional organic growth, etc. This usually results in market analysts being more conservative when projecting the next quarter's income, stock value, etc., allowing MS to outperform on a regular basis.

They tend to do the opposite of what you suggest.

I disagree and I'm not 100 percent sure you didn't just make that up, but I'm open to get proven wrong, as always.

 

I certainly guarntee you that Microsoft doesn't historically "downplay their performance" when it comes to their monthly reply to NPD, in fact, they make up what anyone outside of a court of law, would consider downright lies, if they were presented in a friendly conversation.

 

However, I conceed that I could be wrong about quarterly or annual reports...but I doubt it.