What segments of the Microsoft company make the most money?
2006-12-29 04:49:16 · 9 answers · asked by chichichan 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
Microsoft's cash cow is by far their Windows operating systems (personal, business, and server editions). This has been and continues to be the case for Microsoft. A close second would be their office products, such as Office, and the individual Office applications. They make good money on their hardware products, such as X-Box, but no where near the amount they make on software. If you want specifics, go to Yahoo finance and pull up their financial statements - it should have this information within the comments section. Hope this helps.
2006-12-29 04:58:58 · answer #1 · answered by [><] Rebel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not the Zune - it's going to be obsolete by the end of next year, guaranteed. Even though it's highly competitive with Apple's IPod - it just can't be Microsoft's highest grossing product.
I think for the Christmas season Xbox has made a climb, but it still isn't the most profitable asset that Microsoft has released.
The guy above me may be correct. Microsoft has devised a software run by 90% of ALL computers - Windows.
-hope it helps.
2006-12-29 05:02:50 · answer #2 · answered by daftholiday 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows
2006-12-29 04:50:38 · answer #3 · answered by shadouse 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MS Office suite or Windows
2006-12-29 04:57:26 · answer #4 · answered by Mi the cat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows and Office
2006-12-29 04:56:05 · answer #5 · answered by Siervocal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Windows operating system by far. Then maybe MSDOS or the Office Suite series.
2006-12-29 04:52:24 · answer #6 · answered by JayJay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
windows
2006-12-29 04:56:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its operating system and software segments followed by gaming
2006-12-29 04:52:29 · answer #8 · answered by Jon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe windows, or the xbox,xbox360, or the zune.
2006-12-29 04:51:47 · answer #9 · answered by ♥Brittany♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋