Chart: Xbox Live doesn't actually make Microsoft money

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vaio on 11 February 2010

Chart: Xbox Live doesn't actually make Microsoft money

According to Business Insider's Chart of the Day feature, Microsoft doesn't get much, if any, operating profit from Xbox 360 or Xbox Live.

The company's entertainment and devices division only just started making money again while the online services division remained a sinkhole. Most of the company's money still comes from Microsoft Word and Windows products. Incidentally, Windows 7 just surpassed Vista on Steam as PC gamers' operating system of choice (XP is still in the lead).

A former Sony publicist tells us this info is what they call a "talking point." Check out the chart for yourself and discuss.

Source:CHART OF THE DAY: In Case You Had Any Doubts About Where Microsoft's Profit Comes From [Business Insider]

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sully1311 on 11 February 2010

they really think they don't make mony from live. lol

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vaio on 11 February 2010

I find that very strange if they dont.

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thranx on 11 February 2010

i dont see how they can't make money off of live. that makes no sense.

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60 quid a year for 35mil owners and they dont make profit sony most be f**ked

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1337 Gamer on 11 February 2010

Id be willing to bet that xbox live is in their EDD division as its related to the xbox.

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thranx on 11 February 2010

yea, but if you look at the chart they seperate live out, and it is all negative income (losses) that does not make sense to me. unless online services is not live, if thats the case I rescind my comments

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Stefan.De.Machtige on 11 February 2010

If that chart is correct, then they really loose money on it. Like others here, i find this very strange.

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A Bad Clown on 11 February 2010

Considering the chart is in the billions, under one billion is still hundreds of millions.

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JaggedSac on 11 February 2010

Thread is so much fail. Online services applies to Bing and Azure and things of that nature. EDD contains all things XBox.

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