Computer Demand Boosts MS Profits

elzurawka wrote to mention a BBC article discussing Microsoft's boost in profits as a result of an upswing in PC demand. From the article: "The company announced record revenue of $39.79bn for the fiscal year ending on 30 June, an 8% increase over the $36.84 billion reported last year. The main drivers of sales for Microsoft's Windows, Office and Server software products - PC makers and Asian component manufacturers - have reported healthy demand for PCs."

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From the desk of captain obvious ...

[nospmiS remoH]

In other news, the oil industry attributed increases in gas sales to an increase in automobile sales.

Compared to North Carolina

[pastpolls]

$39b for MS, as comprared to only $19b in gross collections for the NC Dept of Revenue for 2003-2004. I hope my state does not end up on the MS radar, it could get outsourced.

Re:Millions of Linux users around the world

[Leroy_Brown242]

Yeah, in other news . . The summer is increasing the demand for water! Winter increases lightbulb usage! and Increased car usage ramps up need for better roads!

MS Business Plan

[Innova]

1. Design operating system with poor security.
2. People throw away old computers with malware.
3. Sell more licenses to operating system.
4. Profit!!!

This just in...

[blakespot]

A team of famed mathematicians have make the breakthrough discovery that the integer 2, when added to another integer of the same value (2), results in a sum total of the integer 4. Early speculation that the resultant integer would be 5 or 3 has been shattered. Stay tuned for further details on this revelation.

blakespot