Comments on: Microsoft Gets Hit by the Econalypse: Earnings and Revenue Slide (Plus the Full Press Release) http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090423/microsoft-gets-hit-by-the-econalyspe-earnings-and-revenues-slide/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Microsoft on the Hunt for a New Head of Worldwide Online Sales, Even as Yahoo Talks Continue [BoomTown] | FateMaster Tech News http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090423/microsoft-gets-hit-by-the-econalyspe-earnings-and-revenues-slide/#comment-11008 Microsoft on the Hunt for a New Head of Worldwide Online Sales, Even as Yahoo Talks Continue [BoomTown] | FateMaster Tech News Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:20:19 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=12751#comment-11008 [...] its recent quarterly results, in fact, Microsoft’s online services got hit badly, with a 14 percent decline in revenue [...] [...] its recent quarterly results, in fact, Microsoft’s online services got hit badly, with a 14 percent decline in revenue [...]

]]> By: Microsoft on the Hunt for a New Head of Worldwide Online Sales, Even as Yahoo Talks Continue | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090423/microsoft-gets-hit-by-the-econalyspe-earnings-and-revenues-slide/#comment-11000 Microsoft on the Hunt for a New Head of Worldwide Online Sales, Even as Yahoo Talks Continue | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:02:16 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=12751#comment-11000 [...] its recent quarterly results, in fact, Microsoft’s online services got hit badly, with a 14 percent decline in revenue [...] [...] its recent quarterly results, in fact, Microsoft’s online services got hit badly, with a 14 percent decline in revenue [...]

]]> By: Earnings Calls: Yahoo Sagging, Netflix Soaring, Apple Stable | Beth Callaghan | Digital Daily | AllThingsD http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090423/microsoft-gets-hit-by-the-econalyspe-earnings-and-revenues-slide/#comment-10896 Earnings Calls: Yahoo Sagging, Netflix Soaring, Apple Stable | Beth Callaghan | Digital Daily | AllThingsD Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:58:18 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=12751#comment-10896 [...] Yahoo’s (YHOO) earnings call. And in a very rare occurrence–actually the company’s first-ever year-over-year quarterly sales drop–Microsoft (MSFT) glumly laid out the facts of the recession’s toll on its business. On [...] [...] Yahoo’s (YHOO) earnings call. And in a very rare occurrence–actually the company’s first-ever year-over-year quarterly sales drop–Microsoft (MSFT) glumly laid out the facts of the recession’s toll on its business. On [...]

]]> By: Microsoft’s best news? no layoff news…yet » Adotas http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090423/microsoft-gets-hit-by-the-econalyspe-earnings-and-revenues-slide/#comment-10727 Microsoft’s best news? no layoff news…yet » Adotas Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:49:58 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=12751#comment-10727 [...] like Yahoo, the biggest problem was the weakness of its display advertisinng, though it was somewhat offset by growth in page views and search [...] [...] like Yahoo, the biggest problem was the weakness of its display advertisinng, though it was somewhat offset by growth in page views and search [...]

]]> By: Contentinople - Erin Barker - News Bits: Facebook's Votes Are In http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090423/microsoft-gets-hit-by-the-econalyspe-earnings-and-revenues-slide/#comment-10724 Contentinople - Erin Barker - News Bits: Facebook's Votes Are In Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:03:17 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=12751#comment-10724 [...] drop was mostly due to a decline in consumer and business spending on computers, but was also affected by a 14 percent decline in revenue from online services. According to [...] [...] drop was mostly due to a decline in consumer and business spending on computers, but was also affected by a 14 percent decline in revenue from online services. According to [...]

]]> By: Mac Beach http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090423/microsoft-gets-hit-by-the-econalyspe-earnings-and-revenues-slide/#comment-10683 Mac Beach Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:42:36 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=12751#comment-10683 Looking back in my "Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it" file, I see this is where Microsoft's main rival (this time around Google) has the champ down for the count, but manages, totally on its own, to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. So, what will the formula be this time? With two new administration guys with track records for replacing Microsoft bloat with Google goodness in state and local governments, what could possibly go wrong??? Well, a whole lot of things could go wrong, but space does not permit me to even list the things that are trending in that direction. I just hope that Google keeps their eyes on the prize, which at minimum should involve displacement of a significant number of Office desktops. Search is good, ads are good, but the number one "killer app" right now is that so many people when they first set out to do something think to "Google it". Cutting those choices off (Google pages, Google video) in order to herd users into more "strategic" sub-products is fraught with peril, particularly in areas where MS might be cooking up better alternatives. Looking back in my “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it” file, I see this is where Microsoft’s main rival (this time around Google) has the champ down for the count, but manages, totally on its own, to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

So, what will the formula be this time? With two new administration guys with track records for replacing Microsoft bloat with Google goodness in state and local governments, what could possibly go wrong???

Well, a whole lot of things could go wrong, but space does not permit me to even list the things that are trending in that direction.

I just hope that Google keeps their eyes on the prize, which at minimum should involve displacement of a significant number of Office desktops. Search is good, ads are good, but the number one “killer app” right now is that so many people when they first set out to do something think to “Google it”. Cutting those choices off (Google pages, Google video) in order to herd users into more “strategic” sub-products is fraught with peril, particularly in areas where MS might be cooking up better alternatives.

]]> By: Liveblogging the Microsoft Earnings Call: Glum Chris at the Recessiondome | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090423/microsoft-gets-hit-by-the-econalyspe-earnings-and-revenues-slide/#comment-10674 Liveblogging the Microsoft Earnings Call: Glum Chris at the Recessiondome | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:02:54 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=12751#comment-10674 [...] bad at Microsoft as it was at Yahoo (YHOO) earlier this week, the conference call after the company released its third-quarter earnings was 100 percent less naughty and 200 percent more [...] [...] bad at Microsoft as it was at Yahoo (YHOO) earlier this week, the conference call after the company released its third-quarter earnings was 100 percent less naughty and 200 percent more [...]

]]> By: Why is Ballmer still the CEO? « Sharing the truth one thread at a time http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090423/microsoft-gets-hit-by-the-econalyspe-earnings-and-revenues-slide/#comment-10672 Why is Ballmer still the CEO? « Sharing the truth one thread at a time Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:38:54 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=12751#comment-10672 [...] Microsoft Gets Hit by the Econalypse: Earnings and Revenue Slide (Plus the Full Press Release) [...] [...] Microsoft Gets Hit by the Econalypse: Earnings and Revenue Slide (Plus the Full Press Release) [...]

]]> By: Trade Jim Dow 30 » Microsoft Gets Hit By the Econalyspe: Earnings and Revenues Slide (at AllThingsD) http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090423/microsoft-gets-hit-by-the-econalyspe-earnings-and-revenues-slide/#comment-10657 Trade Jim Dow 30 » Microsoft Gets Hit By the Econalyspe: Earnings and Revenues Slide (at AllThingsD) Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:37:04 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=12751#comment-10657 [...] Microsoft:rsquo:s earnings and revenues took a hit in its third quarter with profits down 32 percent from a year ago on six percent sales decline. The software giant earned .98 billion, or 33 cents a share on revenue of .65 billion, which was below analysts estimates of 39 cents a share on .1 billion in revenue. Go to Source [...] [...] Microsoft:rsquo:s earnings and revenues took a hit in its third quarter with profits down 32 percent from a year ago on six percent sales decline. The software giant earned .98 billion, or 33 cents a share on revenue of .65 billion, which was below analysts estimates of 39 cents a share on .1 billion in revenue. Go to Source [...]

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