Microsoft Profit and Loss by Business Area

An anonymous submitter writes "The Register is reporting in this article striking new evidence of what in my opinion can only be described as abuse of their monopoly position. A recent SEC filing shows that they lose money in every business area except Windows (86% profit) and Office (79% profit)." Another notes that the Financial Times has a story on the same subject - Dr. No writes "According to the Financial Times, Microsoft's Windows division has a profit margin of 85%. This is the first time this figure has been made public." The full version of Windows XP costs about $300.00. Microsoft could sell it for $45 and still make a profit. The difference between the $45 price and the $300 price is what economists call "monopoly rents".

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OSS is a racist tool of the white man.

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All it does it drive companies out of business. Who's the first to go? The Black worker, of course. 6948 Black computer based businesses were shut down last year because of profits being stolen by OSS product made by white coders.