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Apple Tops Microsoft in Third Quarter Revenue
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The only reason he's still there it's because he's one of the founders...nothing else.
no, the only reason people say its overpriced is because relative to the competition, it is overpriced.
windows would likely sell for less if there was competition while apple continues to sell for more whilst having much competition.
its not a bad thing... they sell premium products, but thats definitely why theyre considered overpriced.
I bet he will have to eat his words one day soon ...
Steve Ballmer June 2010 " ...there is no technology company in the planet which is as profitable as we are."
Steve Ballmer June 2010 " ...there is no technology company in the planet which is as profitable as we are."
That is the worst chart I've seen. The X axis is labeled so inconsistently. There are obvious jumps (probably Christmastime) but they aren't labeled.
Microsoft can't afford the Xbox for much longer
Microsoft has lost billions on Xbox and Xbox 360. Just Google "General Hardware Failure" or "Red Ring of Death". Estimates on the hardware failure rate of Xbox 360 run from 24% to 52% due to poor hardware design.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360_technical_problems
Only now, after five years on the market, is Xbox 360 actually breaking even. The original Xbox lost billions, and Xbox 360 has terrible failure rates, which costs Microsoft dearly. Here's a quote from that Wikipedia article:
"Through 2005, the Xbox gaming division had lost over $4 billion..."
Nintendo doesn't consider Microsoft to be any kind of threat. MS is tied with Sony at a distant number 2, Nintendo being far ahead. Nintendo actually (correctly) believes that Apple is the number 1 threat. Their profits are down, and their mobile gaming devices are being blown away by iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad.
Just give it up, Ballmer. Microsoft shouldn't be in the consumer electronics business. Microsoft isn't even really in the software business. They're in the Windows + Office business, which is stagnant and locked into the past.
Microsoft has lost billions on Xbox and Xbox 360. Just Google "General Hardware Failure" or "Red Ring of Death". Estimates on the hardware failure rate of Xbox 360 run from 24% to 52% due to poor hardware design.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360_technical_problems
Only now, after five years on the market, is Xbox 360 actually breaking even. The original Xbox lost billions, and Xbox 360 has terrible failure rates, which costs Microsoft dearly. Here's a quote from that Wikipedia article:
"Through 2005, the Xbox gaming division had lost over $4 billion..."
Nintendo doesn't consider Microsoft to be any kind of threat. MS is tied with Sony at a distant number 2, Nintendo being far ahead. Nintendo actually (correctly) believes that Apple is the number 1 threat. Their profits are down, and their mobile gaming devices are being blown away by iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad.
Just give it up, Ballmer. Microsoft shouldn't be in the consumer electronics business. Microsoft isn't even really in the software business. They're in the Windows + Office business, which is stagnant and locked into the past.
Two errors in this post. First, Microsoft got more dough (profits) than Apple. Secondly, it is pointless to compare revenues for different types of business. The higher revenue for hardware manufacturer is expected. Apple pays Intel, Samsung and Foxconn $16B for chips, LCD panels and manufacturing. hen they add their software and sell the product for $20B. Microsoft on the other hand (exaggerating here) may simply sell their software for $5B and have $5B in revenues and $5 in profits. Notice how HP's annual revenue is way higher than Apple's: $123B vs $65B.
After watching some of the PDC keynote today I think Microsoft has got a very good head start here. They have a clear strategy and good products.
Harsh appraisal of someone heading up a company which makes billions in profits every quarter.
Balmer can hardly take credit for those billions. With him Microsoft soon will be a dead horse. Good thing though.
Their head start is they have established a corporate beachhead that generates relicencing and upgrade and support revenues in the billions, and they can sell like IBM did in the 80's and 90's leveraging that established corporate relationship. Google walks in and it's "What can you do that's better than MS?" And all they can compete on is price and more scalable architecture (any organization that is using Win 200x servers isn't scalable to the extent Google is, I don't care if Bill Gates himself is doing production support, MS can't scale like google can).
Much like there is still a mainframe in every data center for a company over 15 years old, there will be a MS presence in every corporation that has microsoft exchange servers running for the next 20 years. Corporate inertia is what MS will survive on, it certainly isn't it's online services or entertainment divisions.
And that has been said for how long now? I have lost count of the number of years.
Sure with Bill those chances were slim to none, but now it sure is possible. Balmer is basically riding on what Bill did before retiring.
that's not a dream... that would be a nightmare. Name me one reason apple buying microsoft would be good for apples bottom line.
I'd rather have them buy Samsung (get flash memory, monitors, and that AppleTV TV).
Factor in the next 2 years Enterprises will start deploying Windows 7 and Exchange 2010. Microsoft isn't going anywhere.
That would NEVER EVER EVER happen. Samsung is a huge conglomerate.
Samsung brings in almost 5 times more revenue than Apple.
That would NEVER EVER EVER happen. Samsung is a huge conglomerate.
Samsung brings in almost 5 times more revenue than Apple.
Or buy nothing, use every company to your advantage as best as you can and leave all those companies to bite each others throats. Basically what Apple does now. Smart huh.
Are you dumb?
What about the 360?
What about 7?
What about WP7?
Or are you one of those people living in serious denial because your iFashionAccessory still gets looks at the nearest Starbucks?
Umm...to all the raving fanboys...MS still made over a billion more in profit. Kinda funny you guys cling to the one number that puts it in Apple's favor.
