Microsoft (Qtr results) Beat expectations: Revenue: $20.5bn (up 8%), Income $6.7bn (up 5%), E&D division $342m profit, XBOX:1.3m shipped

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Kynes on 18 April 2013

ethomaz said:

yo_john117 said:

Ah ok, I think Kowen is right.

Somewhere around 700-800k is most likely all things considered.

My prediction is 1.1m... I'm a better xboxfan than @kowen

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DirtyP2002 on 18 April 2013

Where did The profits for The EDD come from?

Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

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hasonap on 18 April 2013

kowenicki said:
$342m profit for E&D division for quarter, almost £1bn profit so far this year, with another quarter to go.

Wow my estimate was rock solid!!!

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Where did The profits for The EDD come from?

All I can think of is Skype and WP

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sales2099 on 18 April 2013

Net profit for 3 month period: 6.06 billion

All I need to know. MS >>>>>>>> Nintendo/Sony in the piles of money department.

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wfz on 18 April 2013

This article reminds me of the fact that I do use Skype often with my friends but it is an utter piece of shit with all the technical issues it has (most prominently the fact that peoples' voices become distorted randomly and the calls must be restarted). Seriously, you'd think a company like Microsoft would have it figured out by now (how long have they owned Skype?).

Anyways, good news for MS. Always nice to see a company doing well when so many are underperforming.

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donsterydo2 on 18 April 2013

X360 only 100k down from last year - this is unexpected.

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Continued leadership position in console market

1.3M consoles sold, down 9%

Xbox LIVE members >46 million, up 18%

Transactional revenue grew double the rate of member growth

Windows Phone momentum

161 billion minutes of calls on Skype in quarter, up 56%

EDD revenue increased, primarily due to higher Xbox 360 platform and Windows Phone revenue. Xbox 360 platform revenue increased $641 million or 55%, primarily due to the recognition of $380 million of revenue related to the Video Game Deferral and higher Xbox LIVE revenue. Windows Phone revenue increased $259 million, including patent licensing revenue and increased sales of Windows Phone licenses.

EDD operating income increased, primarily due to revenue growth, offset in part by higher cost of revenue and research and development expenses. Cost of revenue increased $275 million or 23%, due mainly to increased royalties on Xbox LIVE content and video games. Research and development expenses increased $113 million or 28%, primarily reflecting higher headcount-related expenses.

http://www.microsoft.com/Investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earnings/SegmentResults/EntertainmentAndDevicesDivision/FY13/Q3/performance.aspx

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