Amazon U.S. October bestsellers and general Amazon-based discussion

[3sexty]

SWORDF1SH said:

3sexty said:

Lol.. Fearful of what? they just posted the biggest revenue increase ever and you make a silly statement like that. You do realise that with massive profits they have the capacity to spend and spur on a bit of product interest in their non core business for growth. Remenber... they are not the one here fighting back from the brink of existence. Context would go a long way here I think..

How did the gaming division do?

From what I recall the revenue was down (5%) on the back of slighly less consoles sold but offset to an extent due due to an increase in xbox live subscriptions (Xbox Live monthly active users grew 21% to 47 million). Not a terrible result by any standards.  Remember, this is not MS' bread and butter and is more than sustained or offset by incredible revenue and profits elsewhere in its business.  MS remain committed to gaming as part of its broader strategy hence the attactive deals thay are prepared to offer. Simply they can afford it.  Growth appears to be the plan here..