Our favorite stat in Microsoft’s earnings for the past quarter? That Entertainment & Devices, the division in Microsoft that makes the best stuff (Xbox, Zune, Windows Media Center, Windows Phone) has grown 60 percent over the last year. (For a very long time, it wasn’t exactly a cash cow, which made us sad.)
You already heard it’s moved over 350 million copies of Windows 7 in 18 months, making it the fastest-selling OS in history.
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-has-sold-more-windows-7-licenses-than-there-a-5794799
But probably more interesting! This quarter, Apple didn’t just generate more revenue than Microsoft, it made more money, too: $24.67 billion vs. $16.43 billion in revenues and $5.99 billion vs. $5.23 billion. Crazy, right? [Microsoft]
https://gizmodo.com/apple-earns-6-billion-despite-steep-ipad-sales-decline-5794120
