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Forums - Microsoft - Zune sales plummeted during holidays! Revenue decreased $100 million/54%!!!

dbot on 24 January 2009
JaggedSac said:
dbot said:
JaggedSac said:
dbot said:
Infamy79 said:
dbot said:

Don't forget all Retail Office, retail operating system, and embedded os sales are included in this division.

Absolute crap, it includes Windows Mobile as an OS, but that's it

From Microsoft.com

The E&D Division is composed of five main businesses: the Interactive Entertainment Business, home to the Xbox and Games for Windows gaming platforms; the Mobile Communications Business, which develops and markets Windows Mobile software, services and applications; the Music Business, developers of Zune portable entertainment devices and services; the Connected TV Business, which includes Microsoft Mediaroom and Windows Media Center; and the Specialized Devices and Applications Business, which includes the Hardware Group, Microsoft Surface, Office for Mac, Microsoft Auto and Windows Embedded software.

Read the last line

http://www.microsoft.com/msft/ic/segments_edd.aspx

 

Overview

Entertainment and Devices Division (“EDD”) offerings include the Xbox 360 platform (which includes the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console system, Xbox 360 video games, Xbox Live, and Xbox 360 accessories), the Zune digital music and entertainment platform, PC software games, online games and services, Mediaroom (our Internet protocol television software), the Surface computing platform, mobile and embedded device platforms, and other devices. EDD leads the development efforts for our line of consumer software and hardware products including application software for Apple’s Macintosh computers and Microsoft PC hardware products, and is responsible for all retail sales and marketing for Microsoft Office and the Windows operating systems.

Has anyone ever purchased Office or Windows from retail?

 

I think a better question is why would Microsoft put the Office/Operating System retail sales in the Xbox division? I think retail sales of PC Office, XP, Vista, and Mac Office is substantial.

 

A better question is why would you call the EDD the XBox division.

 

Sorry, I intended to say the same division as the Xbox.  Do you happen to know the answer to my question?

 



Thanks for the input, Jeff.

 

 

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outlawauron on 24 January 2009
JaggedSac said:
dbot said:
Infamy79 said:
dbot said:

Don't forget all Retail Office, retail operating system, and embedded os sales are included in this division.

Absolute crap, it includes Windows Mobile as an OS, but that's it

From Microsoft.com

The E&D Division is composed of five main businesses: the Interactive Entertainment Business, home to the Xbox and Games for Windows gaming platforms; the Mobile Communications Business, which develops and markets Windows Mobile software, services and applications; the Music Business, developers of Zune portable entertainment devices and services; the Connected TV Business, which includes Microsoft Mediaroom and Windows Media Center; and the Specialized Devices and Applications Business, which includes the Hardware Group, Microsoft Surface, Office for Mac, Microsoft Auto and Windows Embedded software.

Read the last line

http://www.microsoft.com/msft/ic/segments_edd.aspx

 

Overview

Entertainment and Devices Division (“EDD”) offerings include the Xbox 360 platform (which includes the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console system, Xbox 360 video games, Xbox Live, and Xbox 360 accessories), the Zune digital music and entertainment platform, PC software games, online games and services, Mediaroom (our Internet protocol television software), the Surface computing platform, mobile and embedded device platforms, and other devices. EDD leads the development efforts for our line of consumer software and hardware products including application software for Apple’s Macintosh computers and Microsoft PC hardware products, and is responsible for all retail sales and marketing for Microsoft Office and the Windows operating systems.

Has anyone ever purchased Office or Windows from retail?

 

You'd be quite surprised!



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XanderZane on 25 January 2009
Aj_habfan said:
Let's be honest, this device is getting absolutely no exposure. I don't think I have ever seen one in my life, it's always about the iPod everywhere I go.

No advertising at all. I think I've seen one commercial for it a long time ago before the device launched. I have yet to see it on T.V. or in magazines since. M$ did a poor job marketing it, which is one of the reasons it failed.

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Alby_da_Wolf on 25 January 2009
dbot said:
JaggedSac said:
dbot said:
JaggedSac said:
dbot said:
Infamy79 said:
dbot said:

Don't forget all Retail Office, retail operating system, and embedded os sales are included in this division.

Absolute crap, it includes Windows Mobile as an OS, but that's it

From Microsoft.com

The E&D Division is composed of five main businesses: the Interactive Entertainment Business, home to the Xbox and Games for Windows gaming platforms; the Mobile Communications Business, which develops and markets Windows Mobile software, services and applications; the Music Business, developers of Zune portable entertainment devices and services; the Connected TV Business, which includes Microsoft Mediaroom and Windows Media Center; and the Specialized Devices and Applications Business, which includes the Hardware Group, Microsoft Surface, Office for Mac, Microsoft Auto and Windows Embedded software.

Read the last line

http://www.microsoft.com/msft/ic/segments_edd.aspx

 

Overview

Entertainment and Devices Division (“EDD”) offerings include the Xbox 360 platform (which includes the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console system, Xbox 360 video games, Xbox Live, and Xbox 360 accessories), the Zune digital music and entertainment platform, PC software games, online games and services, Mediaroom (our Internet protocol television software), the Surface computing platform, mobile and embedded device platforms, and other devices. EDD leads the development efforts for our line of consumer software and hardware products including application software for Apple’s Macintosh computers and Microsoft PC hardware products, and is responsible for all retail sales and marketing for Microsoft Office and the Windows operating systems.

Has anyone ever purchased Office or Windows from retail?

 

I think a better question is why would Microsoft put the Office/Operating System retail sales in the Xbox division? I think retail sales of PC Office, XP, Vista, and Mac Office is substantial.

 

A better question is why would you call the EDD the XBox division.

 

Sorry, I intended to say the same division as the Xbox.  Do you happen to know the answer to my question?

 

Teh answer is quite obvious, but microserfs would deny it even in their deathbed. 

 



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misterd on 25 January 2009

They really need a bigger marketing push, and maybe a rebranding ("Zune" just sounds dorky... though "Wii" wasn't so hot either).