On the Call: Microsoft CFO defines PC market
CBS News
How should we think about those factors around Windows 8 and are you including (original equipment manufacturer)-related tablet sales in your PC market forecast for next year or should we be excluding those like Surface? RESPONSE: (Chief Financial ...
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Microsoft Swings to 4th-Quarter Loss on Write-down
Wall Street Journal
Microsoft will soon introduce a new version of its Windows 8 operating system for PCs and tablet computers, its own tablet PC called the Surface, a new edition of Microsoft Office and several network-management tools. The range of offerings will make the ...
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Microsoft Profit Tops Est. as Firms Upgrade PCs
Businessweek
Global PC shipments stalled in the quarter, marking a seventh-straight quarter of tepid growth, amid weakness in Europe and the growing popularity of tablets, research released this month by Gartner Inc. showed. Top chipmaker Intel Corp. (INTC) (INTC) this...
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Microsoft Reports Loss After a Write-Down
New York Times
Sales in the PC market have stagnated as consumers have diverted their technology spending to more exciting technologies, including smartphones and tablet computerslike the iPad. Microsoft and other companies in the PC industry are hoping to reignite ...
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Microsoft Posts Rare Loss
Wall Street Journal
Revenue for the company's Windows division declined by nearly 13%, after subtracting about $540 million in deferred revenue—tied to an offer to give buyers of personalcomputers the option to upgrade their machines to Windows 8, the next version of Microsoft's computer operating system. The loss for ... The company said its estimate excludes deferred revenue for a Windows 8 upgrade, and excludes sales of the recently announced Surface tablet computer, Microsoft's first foray into making a computer on its own.
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Microsoft hit with first ever quarterly loss
CBS News
Investors will then be closely watching to see if the new operating system delivers on its goal of making Microsoft a significant player in the rapidly growing tablet computer market currently dominated by Apple Inc.'s iPad, while also helping boost PC sales.
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Microsoft sales jump ahead of Windows 8
CNNMoney
The results come ahead of the October 26 release of Microsoft's first tablet PC, the Surface, and its biggest update to Windows in nearly two decades. "We're fast approaching the most exciting launch season in Microsoft history," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer ...
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Microsoft Q4 2012 by the numbers: $6.2B charge saps record quarter
BetaNews
But there also is increasing tablet competition, particularly iPad. "Consumers are less interested in spending on PCs as [they] are other technology product and services, such as the latest smartphones and media tablets that they are purchasing", Mikako ...
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Windows 8 Will Win Broad Enterprise Support: 10 Reasons Why
eWeek
NEWS ANALYSIS: Enterprises are sure to rapidly embrace Windows 8 once Microsoft releases it on Oct. 26. So far it looks like Windows 8 has the security components, interface features and application support to win the confidence of PC OEMs and ...
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