Comments on: Microsoft Q2 Earnings: High, but Probably Not Because of Search

By: YouGov

YouGov — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:12:48 +0000

Microsoft really do not feature in the search market, they have still not learnt from google that less clutter is so much more!

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Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:02:04 +0000

[...] Jordan McCollum, Harrison Hoffman and Mary Jo Foley are talking about Microsoft’s earnings report, especially the new numbers for the Online Services Business (OSB). [...]

By: Study Guide

Study Guide — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:15:41 +0000

Microsoft needs to do something on the Search Arena to force Google to it’s knees. It’s a shame that they still haven’t taken the issue serious enough…

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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:30:46 +0000

[...] Jordan McCollum, Harrison Hoffman and Mary Jo Foley are talking about Microsoft’s earnings report, especially the new numbers for the Online Services Business (OSB). The OSB grew significantly in size, but had a larger operating loss than a year earlier. For fiscal 2007 (July 2006-June 2007), revenues were $2,474 million, up $175 million from fiscal 2006. The operating loss, however, rose from $74 million in fiscal 2006 to a much higher $732 million in fiscal 2007, thanks to $3,206 million in expenses. [...]

By: Nathan Weinberg

Nathan Weinberg — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:20:13 +0000

Sorry, my numbers are wrong. I misundertood part of the earnings statement, and part of your post. Whoops.

By: Nathan Weinberg

Nathan Weinberg — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:04:10 +0000

You list two seperate numbers for operating loss for OSB. Actually, the loss is the first number; the second is the cost of revenue. The operating loss is the result of the cost of revenue, $732 million, being higher than the revenue, by $239 million.