... Wrong thread? This is about MS Q4.

i think he wanna say MS will follow the price cut

Could you provide a link? That'd be great if true.

Not much to do with MS financials though, lol.

via GAF

Microsoft Corp. today announced quarterly revenue of $18.06 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Operating income and loss per share for the quarter were $192 million and $0.06 per share.

-The financial results reflect the previously announced non-cash, non-tax-deductible income statement charge of $6.19 billion for the impairment of goodwill and the deferral of $540 million of revenue related to the Windows Upgrade Offer. Adjusting for these items, non-GAAP fourth quarter revenue, operating income, and earnings per share were $18.60 billion, $6.93 billion, and $0.73 per share, which represented increases of 7%, 12%, and 6%, respectively, over the prior year period.

-For Microsoft’s fiscal year 2012, the company’s revenue, operating income, and earnings per share were $73.72 billion, $21.76 billion, and $2.00 per share. Adjusting for the goodwill impairment charge and deferred revenue, non-GAAP fiscal year 2012 revenue, operating income, and earnings per share were $74.26 billion, $28.50 billion, and $2.78 per share

-The Entertainment and Devices Division revenue grew 20% for the fourth quarter and 8% for the full year primarily reflecting the addition of Skype. Xbox has now been the top-selling console in the U.S. for 18 consecutive months. During the year, Xbox launched new television and video partnerships for Xbox LIVE, and announced Xbox SmartGlass, which connects phones, PCs, and tablets with the Xbox 360 console to enable more interactive and engaging entertainment.



Xbox 360 Worldwide Hardware Unit Sales (Unit:Million)
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FY Jl-Sp Oc-Dc Ja-Mr Ap-Jn FY LTD

2005/06 - 1.5 1.7 1.8 5.0 5.0

2006/07 1.0 4.4 0.5 0.7 6.6 11.6

2007/08 1.8 4.3 1.3 1.3 8.7 20.3

2008/09 2.2 6.0 1.7 1.2 11.2 31.5

2009/10 2.1 5.2 1.5 1.5 10.3 41.8

2010/11 2.8 6.3 2.7 1.7 13.7 55.3

2011/12 2.3 8.2 1.4 1.1 13.0 68.3

Terrible shipment number. X360 sales are dropping like a sack of potatoes. The Q shipment of 1.1 million points to around 10 million for 2012 so next year should be 7 million (typical drop for the year when a new gen arrives). And after that perhaps 5 million before production of X360 ends.

That would give 66+10+7+5=88 million lifetime shipments for the X360. Which is very good.

When are sonys financials due, and how many ps3's do they need to have sold to 'win' that year?

I think its safe to say the 360 is undertracked here. 200k to 400k. Anywhere between.

Soooo then about 200k undertracked here then?

If you mean Microsoft's Financial year (July 2011-June 2012), then the PS3 needs over 900k.

I like how people get up in arms about being under/over such small amounts. lol. Um... who the fuck cares? We're talking tens of millions ... a couple hundred K are not going to change the overall situation.

Plus, once financials come out, numbers always get adjusted if they appear to be off. But, keep in mind this is SHIPPED and site lists SOLD. Two very different things and at one point it was easily proven that MS had millions of units unsold. (i.e. in end of 2006 when it shipped 10m but only sold ~7m as confirmed by every tracking company).