Wow.  Google has reported revenues of $14 Billion, up 31% from a year earlier. 

Profit is reported at $3.4 Billion, from $2.9 Billion a year ago, increase of 17%. 

MSFT hasn't reported yet, but here is no way that they will be able to show year over year increases of this magnitude. No F'kin way.

Does the techcrunch article you ripped that from mention when Motorola's financials got officially borged into Google's? Judging by the spike in revenues and dip in profits, I'd guess 3Q12.

What is your obsession with Google? I don't see it.

Research and Development was 14% of revenue, which is a pretty high number. That's why we hear all about patents from google glass, search, mobile, etc. MSFT might have 10% of monies generated from revenues going to R&D, they just can't spend as much bc of that super high dividend payout ratio. 45% of all of MSFT's profits have to go to a dividend.... R&D for MSFT is going to go down, it has to.  And therefore, eventually MSFT won't be able to patent troll google anymore, so android will become profitable when this happens.

LOL, Google/Microsoft are so much bigger profit wise than Nintendo/Sony, $3 billion is like what Nintendo made in 2 years during the height of the DS/Wii craze, it's what Google makes in a quarter.

Microsoft still makes way more money.

Really? What was the point of adding that? You just can't help yourself can you? LOL. MUST....BASH.......MS...AT...EVERY...OPPORTUNITY....

It's ok. I doubt Sony will show year over year increases of that magnitude either, but that's also completely irrelevant, isn't it?

so much wishful thinking...

@Lulz
Someone needs to create an Apple thread and bash Google's earnings.

Apple hasn't had a great growth rate lately. If you want the thread, put it up yourself.