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10 Stunning Facts About Microsoft’s Profits

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24online
24online Original post #1
May 4, 2007 at 4:24 PM
*therawfeed.com/pix/billgates.jpg


Wow! The Var Guy owns a calculator, and sat down recently to compare Microsoft's profits to those of ten other famous companies. For fun, he expresses those comparisons in terms of how long it takes Microsoft to exceed the quarterly profits of Apple (two weeks), Google (18 days) and Red Hat (10 hours!) Microsoft also blows away giants like McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Wal-Mart! Microsoft brings in $55 million of profit -- profit, not revenue -- PER DAY. Something to think about next time you're shelling out $450 for a copy of Microsoft Office. GO HERE FOR THE JUICY DETAILS

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:D

i_am_crack
May 4, 2007 at 4:58 PM
Dude...we are not paying Bill for his pocket... But I am paying for what i call it as so called a Full Functional PC
Gigacore
May 4, 2007 at 5:00 PM
nice info, but knew more then that
nepcker
nepcker #4
May 5, 2007 at 9:03 AM
Here's one fact that you missed: Microsoft's R&D works are done at Apple.
gxsaurav
May 5, 2007 at 12:22 PM
nepcker said:
Here's one fact that you missed: Microsoft's R&D works are done at Apple.
Lolz....& Coca Cola makes engine Oil. :D We understand your pain Nepcker...we do, you are not the only macboy jealous out there.

Cool, the revenue such High itself says how successful the brand is.
iMav
iMav #6
May 5, 2007 at 12:28 PM
please a note to OSC and apple ... please dont flame this guy he can blow u to tits-bits in wat like 10 hrs and 2 weeks respectively
i_am_crack
May 12, 2007 at 1:19 PM
Coca Cola..Makes Engine Oil...Now thatz worst dream i am gonna have....Comon..I am a deadly fan of COCA Cola..don't make me to puke...
~Phenom~
May 12, 2007 at 1:52 PM
nepcker said:
Here's one fact that you missed: Microsoft's R&D works are done at Apple.
:D:p:cool::cool::grin::wink:;):))
aryayush
May 12, 2007 at 2:05 PM
Though I do not wish to deviate from the topic, I would like to add that Microsoft employees themselves used to refer to Apple's headquarters as "R&D South". Maybe they do even now but not so publicly anymore.

Let the original discussion continue...
shantanu
shantanu #10
May 12, 2007 at 3:53 PM
hey arya and nepcker any proofs for your claims.. or just BS again.. you guys are so much jealous my god.. i know APPLE is a inferior company.. their CEO is a cheater , the products are always under negative publicity to M$ products.. they cant even run simple games.. i think you dont remember

MACS .... They waste my ENERGY​

how usefull macs are see the video again..

see here
T
May 12, 2007 at 5:32 PM
Still, they cry of loss of profits due to piracy! C'mon, you rich daddies, let poor people earn something and atleast manage food!
Zeeshan Quireshi
May 12, 2007 at 6:45 PM
Comment on Source said:
Speaking of things to think about, where is that money going to go now? I have a few ideas. Expantion, higher pay for employees, donations, etc. This is just further proof to me that if Microsoft does fall, the economy is going to fall with it.
seems interesting ;)
cynosure
cynosure #13
May 12, 2007 at 10:31 PM
At least I am not adding to his profit.:D:D
anandk
anandk #14
May 12, 2007 at 10:54 PM
nice find. speaks highly about the success of Windows ! relevant foto too :D
and they sure are enjoying the rewards of sucess ;-)
gxsaurav
gxsaurav #15
May 12, 2007 at 11:12 PM
In the last 6 months, Microsoft made more then 10 billion by salling Vista & Office world wide

And Apple made 8 Mac ads :D
freebird
freebird #16
May 12, 2007 at 11:20 PM
so u mean all apple users are losers?eh?
aryayush
aryayush #17
May 12, 2007 at 11:22 PM
gx_saurav said:
In the last 6 months, Microsoft made more then 10 billion by salling Vista & Office world wide

And Apple made 8 Mac ads :D
... and you spent your time counting how many advertisements they made, and re-checking it.
gxsaurav
gxsaurav #18
May 12, 2007 at 11:28 PM
kenshin, too good answer man. Now I hope the ***boys understand it. :p

... and you spent your time counting how many advertisements they made, and re-checking it.

Nah, don't have waste time to count. Just guessed, did they really made 8?
freebird
freebird #19
May 12, 2007 at 11:38 PM
sorry.I am using GNU/Linux.no apples for me yet :p
Zeeshan Quireshi
May 13, 2007 at 9:53 AM
freebird said:
sorry.I am using GNU/Linux.no apples for me yet :p
and you yourself using a product that is the outcome of "noble thinking" and "freedom of rights" r talking such stuff :p shame on you :p

aryayush said:
... and you spent your time counting how many advertisements they made, and re-checking it.
:D :D :D
eggman
eggman #21
May 13, 2007 at 9:57 AM
gx_saurav said:
In the last 6 months, Microsoft made more then 10 billion by salling Vista & Office world wide

And Apple made 8 Mac ads :D
Ha ha...............nice fact....
gxsaurav
gxsaurav #22
May 13, 2007 at 11:12 AM
kenshin1988 said:
I really dunno prob with the apple guys.....there are a few livin in my society.....First they say Windows is a copy of mac.....then they say they hate windows coz windows doesn't hv cool features like mac...

Actually they shud be happy coz ppl are using macs(not windows:D) according to them.and if they hate windows then are they are hating macs,coz windows are macs afterall;)...its all confusing right.:D..
lolz...

The thing is, we understand the pain & jealousy Mac users & El Jobso has. El Jobso could have been the world's most richest man if it wasen't for his "My Computer My OS My Mouse" approch :D. Bill Gates designed Windows 95 & let it install on any X86 PC out there, & Intel Pentium was going cheap in those days. A full Windows PC was much cheeper then Mac at that time & Now it gained so much market share.

With every Mac sold & every macboy/marketing agent for Mac made, the jealousy continues. They know & feel that despite for being good they are not considered the best & don't have enough money. The money Apple makes in 3 months, MS makes in 2 weeks :D, you count the difference.

Mac boys will never admit that Windows is good & somewhat better then Mac. Well, at the end of the day we Windows users are enjoying the games, maximum ammount of 3rd party hardware support, 3rd party software support, running it on the PC of our choice :D, running it the way we want it (Default or disected)....umm, it is our OS & we make the rules how it should run. Whether default Icon or Vista shell patch, Windows is not the OS which makes us change our habits, we change Windows to our needs.
Zeeshan Quireshi
May 13, 2007 at 12:53 PM
gx_saurav said:
The money Apple makes in 3 months, MS makes in 2 weeks :D, you count the difference.
and that money too is not from Mac sales but from iPod Sales :D

gx_saurav said:
Mac boys will never admit that Windows is good & somewhat better then Mac. Well, at the end of the day we Windows users are enjoying the games, maximum ammount of 3rd party hardware support, 3rd party software support, running it on the PC of our choice :D, running it the way we want it (Default or disected)....umm, it is our OS & we make the rules how it should run. Whether default Icon or Vista shell patch, Windows is not the OS which makes us change our habits, we change Windows to our needs.
nothing but the truth .
A
amol48 #24
May 13, 2007 at 1:44 PM
Zeeshan Quireshi said:
nothing but the truth .
Apple, Windows and now we have Onida here .. Lol !!!1 ;)
gxsaurav
gxsaurav #25
May 13, 2007 at 3:53 PM
Onida...aaaaa i m scared of devils :confused:
casanova
casanova #26
May 14, 2007 at 5:08 PM
GX well said. +1 for all u said here.

Figures speak better.