http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/20.aspxIsn't this a hardware forum? Yes, but you need something to run on it, right?enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/427462.aspxSat, 21 Apr 2012 05:35:36 GMTba4e517a-01ef-48a6-b096-821b95afe388:427462seopeace0http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/427462.aspxhttp://hothardware.com/cs/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=20&PostID=427462<p>Microsoft got a very nice revenue and it is playing a vital role in search market so I think now it should try to go ahead in search market and try to develop its products to compete with other search engines.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/427457.aspxSat, 21 Apr 2012 01:59:00 GMTba4e517a-01ef-48a6-b096-821b95afe388:427457realneil0http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/427457.aspxhttp://hothardware.com/cs/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=20&PostID=427457<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;">We are the BORG. We will Assimilate you,........</span></span></span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/427425.aspxFri, 20 Apr 2012 14:58:42 GMTba4e517a-01ef-48a6-b096-821b95afe388:427425News0http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/427425.aspxhttp://hothardware.com/cs/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=20&PostID=427425<div class="newsText" id="dvPreComment"><img alt="" style="float: right;" src="http://hothardware.com/newsimages/Item21033/MS_Cash_Cow.jpg" />Despite <a href="http://hothardware.com/Tags/apple.aspx">Apple&#39;s</a> iPad trying to steal <a href="http://hothardware.com/Tags/microsoft.aspx">Microsoft&#39;s</a> thunder and in spite of increasing competition from <a href="http://hothardware.com/Tags/arm.aspx">ARM</a> in the mobile space, Microsoft still managed to drive its quarterly revenue up 6 percent year-over-year to $17.41 billion for the company&#39;s third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012. Net income topped $5.1 billion, resulting in $0.60 diluted earnings per share for the quarter.<br /> <br /> "We’re driving toward exciting launches across the entire company, while delivering strong financial results," said Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer at Microsoft. "With the upcoming release of new Windows 8 PCs and tablets, the next version of Office, and a wide array of products and services for the enterprise and consumers, we will be delivering exceptional value to all our customers in the year ahead."<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://hothardware.com/newsimages/Item21033/ImPC.jpg" /><br /> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><em>Image Source: Flickr (bytesrc)</em></span> </div> <br /> Microsoft&#39;s Windows and Windows Live Division posted revenue of $4.62 billion, up 4 percent from the same quarter one year ago. According to Microsoft, Windows 7 is now installed on 40 percent of all PCs around the world.<br /> <br /> The Redmond software giant also noted gains in its Server &amp; Tools business (up 14 percent to $4.57 billion), Microsoft Business Division (up 9 percent to $5.81 billion), and Online Services Division (up 6 percent to $707 million). Serving as a sort of wet blanket on top of overall performance, Microsoft&#39;s Entertainment &amp; Devices Division declined 16 percent to $1.62 billion, the result of a "soft gaming console market." Even still, the "Xbox remained the top-selling console in the U.S. for the 15th consecutive month," Microsoft said.</div><div class="newsTextBody" id="dvBody"></div><div class="newsText" id="dvComment"></div>