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Where Microsoft's Profits Come From

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the just-in-case-you-were-wondering dept.

derrida writes "Microsoft is the largest, most profitable software company in the world. In case you had any doubts about where Microsoft's profit comes from, there's nothing better than a graph to make all those numbers clear. As you may have guessed, the desktop division is quite profitable, while the online division is a money pit."

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  1. Re:Interesting graph! by rjch · · Score: 4, Informative

    What I would find interesting is to know what events occurred during the valleys and rapid climb moments indicated in the graph. Specifically, what happened in Dec '06 and Sep '09?

    December 2006 was the release of Vista. (Well, November 30th, but close enough) September 2009 was the release of Windows 7.