Microsoft cuts profits pending Windows 8

This week Microsoft released results for its first fiscal quarter for 2013, which ended on September 30. With the renewal of its main products just around the corner, the reduction in some of the main business figures should not be surprising, which means that the company does not meet the expected numbers. Like Nokia, Microsoft is in the middle of a transition process to be that device and services company that its CEO, Steve Ballmer, recently spoke about.

The previous quarter Microsoft had presented losses of 492 million dollars that responded to the remains of the purchase operation closed in 2007 of the marketing agency and aQuantive.In this quarter those of Redmond return to normal figures. Of course, according to the results presented on Thursday, the company's revenues have decreased by 2,000 million to 16,010 million dollars

The computer giant has seen its net profits similarly reduced, from the 5,700 million dollars of the first fiscal quarter of 2012 to the 4,500 million dollars of the current one. Peter Klein, CFO of Microsoft, attributes this reduction to the decrease in demand for PCs due to the proximity of the release of Windows 8.

Service divisions get ready for Windows 8

Looking more closely at the data, most of the company's divisions are showing good he alth while others are adjusting to the new era that, in Steve Ballmer's own words, is about to begin at Microsoftwith the release of Windows 8.It is not surprising, therefore, that there is some drop in the numbers.

The Windows & Windows Live division itself has reduced its revenue by 33% from the previous year to $3.24 billion . The adjustment is explained by the Windows update campaign and the advance sales of Windows 8 to OEMs before its official release scheduled for October 26.

Businesses with companies maintain their figures, with an 8% increase in revenues in servers and a slight decrease in 2% in the business division. For its part, online services have seen their figures increase by 9% compared to last year, with 15% growth in online revenues, mainly driven by searches.

Xbox and Surface: Microsoft Devices

Microsoft's entertainment and devices division is also keeping pace, with revenue down slightly 1% from the same period last year.Things are going well for the Xbox 360, it has 49% of the US market and at this time has reached the figure of 70 million consoles sold worldwide .

This is one of the key divisions for the future of the company. Surface comes in here and other hardware that Redmond decides to make. Whether it is an official Windows Phone mobile future or whatever comes to mind, the devices have become a leading part of the new Microsoft.

Waiting for the next financial results of the company, which will be when we start to see the true effect of everything new that Steve Ballmer and company bring us, Surface It seems to be meeting initial expectations and has already sold out the first batch of all its versions. Three months from now we will know how Microsoft's move will have turned out.

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