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"Strong" means 7% less than last year. Source: BBC Business

• outside1234 12y ago
  That's the total number, which includes the Nokia results. Both Office 365 and Azure grew at 100+% y/y growth rates per the release above.
  • higherpurpose 12y ago
    But lost profits, which means Microsoft is most likely cannibalizing its traditional Office business with the 365 one, so the "growth" for 365 is pretty misleading, if it's just converting traditional Office customers to 365 ones.
    • outside1234 12y ago
      probably, but Office365 is a much better business. its much more sticky.
• sz4kerto 12y ago
  Yes, GAAP EPS is(7%), mostly because the Nokia acquisition and the EU fine. That means that their core businesses grew, that can be considered strong as many were expecting a dying PC business. Their operating income increased by 7%. That's why analysts see this as a strong quarter (considering they've been dead for a while ... /s). It's good to keep in mind that they're not really a startup and they're squeezed in almost all areas, so approximately maintaining revenue and income is all right.
  • tdicola 12y ago
    I wonder how much of the growth is just a transient bump from businesses dumping the last of the XP machines.
    • bignaj 12y ago
      You can speculate all you want, here is the data: "Windows volume licensing revenue grew 11%." and "Windows OEM revenue grew 3%, driven by 11% growth in Windows OEM Pro revenue."
  • icantthinkofone 12y ago
    Being down 7% is never alright. You can make all the excuses you want but profit and revenue is down no matter how you word it or what the reasons are.
    • cnaut 12y ago
      Revenue is actually up
      • icantthinkofone 12y ago
        No. It was down one or two billion compared to last year.
        • cnaut 12y ago
          I think you are confusing revenue and profit. The profit was down but that was mostly due to the acquisition of Nokia