Microsoft Misses Quarterly Revenue Projection 327
monsterhead78 wrote to alert us to a BusinessWeek article discussing Microsoft's uncharacteristic miss of its own fiscal projections for the third quarter. From the article: "Three months ago, the software giant said it expected revenue for the period to come in between $9.7 billion and $9.8 billion. But when the company released results Apr. 28, it came up short. Microsoft (MSFT ) rang up just $9.62 billion in sales, a 5% increase from the year-ago quarter."
it's because (Score:2, Funny)
Obviously. (Score:5, Funny)
Finally the giant is beginning to fall!!!
hmmm, only 9.6 billion left to go.
MS is dying! (Score:4, Funny)
Just another way Microsoft is copying Apple.
Ha! (Score:5, Funny)
Take *that*, evil empire!
haha (Score:2, Funny)
It sux to be them.
I feel sorry for MS (Score:2, Funny)
Well sucks for them...I guess.
Why is this news? (Score:3, Funny)
Oh wow, Microsoft's sales got overestimated by 1.8%. This _MUST_ appear in Slashdot!</sarcasm>
Re:Who would have guessed... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:MS is dying! (Score:5, Funny)
Microsoft borrowed the "is dying" part from FreeBSD, just like the Windows network stack!
*ducks*
Re:a couple ideas... (Score:3, Funny)
If AOL can have 100's of CD's in every computer store, why can't Microsoft have their free service patch CD's in stores??
Because people actually want the service packs?
Re:Ha! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Been there (Score:3, Funny)
I'm beginning to think you never worked as a cashier either. You'd never get the till closed with $80 million in there.
The real reason the stock rose (Score:5, Funny)
Re:a couple ideas... (Score:5, Funny)
Bascially the Dell is stressed and really pissed that you have opted to use a Mac at home. It thinks that it is likely to be replaced at some point. It doesn't feel sexy anymore, it feels desperate and second fiddle.
Probably your best option is to either replace your Mac at home with a PC, or replace your PC at work with a Mac.
Computers exhibiting architecture jealously is all to common with users that "go both ways".
Re:You know what is wrong... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:a couple ideas... (Score:2, Funny)
Because AOL's carpetbomb into submission business model is incompatible with MS's burn, rape, & pillage business model. The former requires a steady stream of village idiots & court jesters to work, whereas the latter depends upon unprotected villagers and sheep.