MICROSOFT SUPPORT NUMBER BEATS MARKET EXPECTATIONS, BUOYED BY SALES OF SURFACE TABLETS AND THE XBOX ONE
Microsoft support number has
topped investor’s expectations by announcing record revenues of $24.5bn
(£14.7bn) for the October-December quarter, up 14% from the previous three
months. The ongoing decline in PC sales was offset by strong sales of the
company’s Office suite and Xbox consoles, pushing net income to $6.56bn
(£3.94bn).
The quarter proved that Microsoft
support number’s recent push into hardware is gaining momentum, with the
technology giant reporting worldwide sales of 3.9 million Xbox One consoles
during the quarter, along with 3.5 million sales of the now 8-year old Xbox
360. Whilst there was no mention of unit sales for Microsoft support number’s
Surface tablets, it was reported that “Surface revenue more than doubled” from
the previous quarter to $893 million. This is a promising direction for Microsoft
support number’s first foray into the incredibly competitive tablet market,
which is still dominated by Apple’s iPad.
Microsoft support number is
positioning the Surface, which features a detachable keyboard cover, as the
future of personal computing, but it has so far failed to capture consumers’
attention. The IDC recently revealed that the market share of Windows-based
tablets has risen from 1% in 2012, to 3.4% in 2013. Whilst this is still a
small percentage of the market, that number is predicted to rise to 10.2% by
2017.
Whilst revenue from Windows
fell 3%, software income was bolstered by increasing sales of the Office suite
to businesses. The software giant recently rebranded Office as a cloud-based
subscription service called ‘Office 365’ and Microsoft support number revealed
that the service now has 3.5 million subscribers.
There was also substantial growth for the
company’s Windows Phone software, which it currently licenses to phone
manufacturers such as Nokia and Samsung. Windows Phone revenue increased by 50%during the quarter due to higher sales of operating system licenses and an
“increase in mobile phone patent licensing revenue.” Jean-Philippe Courtois,
the head of Microsoft support number International, has been positive about the
prospects for Windows Phone and announced that Windows Phones are ahead of
Apple’s iPhone in 24 countries.
Microsoft support number
purchased Nokia’s devices division in September, with the merge expected to
complete in early 2014. Nokia recently reported a quarter-on-quarter drop in
sales for its crucial holiday period, but still reported sales of 8.2 million
of its Lumia phones. With the recent decline of Blackberry, Windows Phone is
now clearly the third-largest mobile ecosystem, which Microsoft support number
believes fits with its long-term strategy.
This is likely to be the last
full quarter for outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer, who announced his retirement last
August. Ballmer has been criticised for Microsoft support number’s slow
reaction the rapidly growing tablet and smartphone markets, which have shaken Microsoft
support number’s traditional revenue streams. Whilst Microsoft support number
didn’t release any further information regarding Ballmer’s successor, a
replacement is expected within the next few months.
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