Microsoft earnings shed no new light on Windows 8 sales

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	Microsoft earnings shed no new light on Windows 8 sales Revenue at Microsoft's Windows division was up 11% in the fourth quarter of 2012, unexpected results that did little to answer the question on analysts' tongues: How did Windows 8 perform in its first sales test? Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Corporation Smarter Business Requires Intelligent Systems This paper discusses the growing adoption of intelligent systems and the role Microsoft, through its Windows Embedded, Windows Azure, and other technologies, can play in developing these systems. Read Now. In this Issue Preston Gralla: Microsoft earnings report show the future of the company: Enterprises first, consumers last Preston Gralla: Acer President: Windows 8 is "not successful" but Chrome notebooks are winners INSIDER Microsoft waived hearing in EU browser ballot antitrust case Microsoft revenue up, aided by Windows unit sales, though profit declines Preston Gralla: Nokia earnings show some hope, but Windows Phone Lumias lag in the U.S., get killed in China Microsoft can 'start printing money' as soon as it launches Office for iOS WHITE PAPER: Research In Motion BlackBerry 10: Setting New Standards in Mobile Security In this overview document, learn about the security features BlackBerry® 10 can deliver for all the devices in your enterprise, whether they're running on an iOS, Android™ or BlackBerry® platform. Learn More Preston Gralla: Microsoft earnings report show the future of the company: Enterprises first, consumers last If you want to see Microsoft's future, take a look at its just-released earnings report. It shows a company increasingly reliant on selling to enterprises, and less tied to more fickle consumers. Read More Preston Gralla: Acer President: Windows 8 is "not successful" but Chrome notebooks are winners Count Acer as being disillusioned with Windows 8, but seeing a future in Chrome. President Jim Wong says that Windows 8 "is still not succeful," while touting the benefits of Chrome notebooks, which he says already account for between 5 percent and 10 percent of Acer's U.S. Read More INSIDER Microsoft waived hearing in EU browser ballot antitrust case Microsoft waived its right to a hearing before European antitrust regulators to further answer charges that it failed to offer customers a browser choice screen, according to documents filed with the SEC. Insider (registration required) Read More WEBCAST: VMware Disaster Recovery for Exchange Using VMware Learn how customers use VMware solutions to increase performance and maintain uptime. View Now! Microsoft revenue up, aided by Windows unit sales, though profit declines Though Microsoft's second-fiscal-quarter profit declined, company revenue increased, helped by its Windows division, where sales shot up more than 20 percent year on year. Read More Preston Gralla: Nokia earnings show some hope, but Windows Phone Lumias lag in the U.S., get killed in China Nokia's latest earnings report holds some good news, notably that the company was profitable for the quarter. But its flagship Window Phone Lumia devices are still struggling in the U.S. and performing dismally in China. Read More Microsoft can 'start printing money' as soon as it launches Office for iOS Microsoft will reap a windfall of revenue as soon as it introduces versions of its Office productivity suite for iOS and Android, but that window of opportunity is quickly closing, an analyst said today. Read More
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