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You can read Microsoft's SEC filings.[0] As is typical for large public companies, nothing very useful can be gleaned from these filings about any business smal
by WildUtah 13y ago
You can read Microsoft's SEC filings.[0] As is typical for large public companies, nothing very useful can be gleaned from these filings about any business smaller than Windows or Office licensing (maybe XBox?). Everything else is buried in noise.
And the SEC is really more interested in seeing the regular boilerplate than informing investors. It would take extraordinary leadership to make any large regulator operate in a more truly informative way.
[0] http://www.microsoft.com/investor/SEC/default.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/investor/SEC/default.aspx
- tedunangst 13y agoIf investors really wanted to know, they could make a big stink about it and MS would release more detailed numbers. But the investors have (quite rightly, imo) decided the precise breakdown doesn't affect the quality of the investment. On the other hand, announcing to all of your competitors exactly how you make your money and from which products seems like a poor strategy.