In message <87odtcfc2o.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Hadron Quark wrote:
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> In message <8PnPg.1328$zF5.713@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, DFS wrote:
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> *LOL* Microsoft is on its way out.
>>>
>>> Their income statements and balance sheets don't reflect that ...
>>
>> Yes they do. Note that Microsoft's share price has been stagnant for
>> about five years. Their prospects for growth into new markets are
>> essentially zero. Windows and Office between them account for 140% of
>> Microsoft's profits--that's right, 140%. The XBox division has been a
>> huge drain on those profits--it's lost about 5 billion dollars over its
>> lifetime, and never made a profit.
>
> Could someone explain to me how anything can contribute 140% of
> anything? Admittedly I'm no statistics guru.
You're not much of an arithmetic guru either. Hint: money is a signed
quantity.
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