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> I don't really understand which product is doing so well for them?

Isn't it server related software, e.g. SQL-Server, Exchange, and so forth?

Perhaps some Office and some Windows 8 licenses, too. Both are good cash cows.

This much is likely: it's not Bing, nor the Surface, nor Windows Phone, nor the XBox…



Bing, Surface, Windows Phone and Xbox are all listed in the financials as doing pretty well. Quoting:

Windows OEM revenue declined 3%, reflecting strong 12% growth in Windows OEM Pro revenue, offset by continued softness in the consumer PC market.

Surface revenue more than doubled sequentially, from $400 million in the first quarter to $893 million in the second quarter.

The company sold 7.4 million Xbox console units into the retail channel, including 3.9 million Xbox One consoles and 3.5 million Xbox 360 consoles.

Bing search share grew to 18.2% and search advertising revenue grew 34%.

http://www.microsoft.com/investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earn...


Indeed, but the follow-up list and the subsequent quote seemed more in line with Microsoft has been doing (or trying to do) in the past decade:

> "We significantly outpaced enterprise IT spend as we continue to take share from our competitors by delivering the devices and services our customers need as they transition to the cloud,” said Kevin Turner, chief operating officer at Microsoft. “Our commercial cloud services revenue grew more than 100% year-over-year, as customers are embracing Office 365, Azure, and Dynamics CRM Online, and making long-term commitments to the Microsoft platform.”




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