__/ [ [H]omer ] on Saturday 28 April 2007 07:20 \__
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> Microsoft Q3 2007 by the Numbers
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Microsoft's deferral, which the company took mainly for accounting
>> | reasons, has a side benefit of making the Office 2007 and Windows
>> | Vista launches look much larger than they really are, contributing
>> | to overall 32 percent year-over-year income growth and 72 percent
>> | diluted earning-per-share growth.
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | Without the deferral, revenue growth would have been 17 percent,
>> | which is in line with past performance.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/corporate/microsoft_q3_2007_by_the_numbers.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
>> http://tinyurl.com/ypzhpm
>
> Aw now, see ... you had to go and spoil the WiNuTs little fantasy,
> didn't you? They'll be all grumpy now. For shame.
And, you know, for about 5+ months since the RTM, 1-2% market share is quite
pathetics. It's unbelievable if you consider the fact that it comes after a
5-6-year draught. Microsoft won't be selling Vista any time soon... the
shops are over-stuffed.
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