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Man, reading that I can imagine Microsoft doesn't just price their OS so high to make loads of money but just to break even.
by aerique 17y ago
Man, reading that I can imagine Microsoft doesn't just price their OS so high to make loads of money but just to break even.
- snprbob86 17y agoMaybe that was a joke, I can't tell. But just for some perspective: Microsoft has an annual gross profit of $46 billion [1]. The only companies in the world with larger profit are Oil companies [2]. That is a far cry from break even. [1] http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:MSFT&fstype=ii http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:MSFT&fstype=ii [2] http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/performers/companies/profits/ http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/perfor...