Microsoft touts Xbox sales but laments online woes
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Microsoft Corp sold 4.3 million  Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007,  helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect,"  according to company data released on Thursday.
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Microsoft will incur pretax costs of as much as $1.15 billion related to repairing Xbox 360 video-game consoles and said yesterday that sales of the machines missed its forecast for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
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Strong sales of new and old products alike led Microsoft to its fastest first-quarter growth in eight years with the company reporting growth in all five business segments and both revenue and EPS (earnings per share) that beat analyst expectations.Revenue for the fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30 was up 27 percent at $13.76 billion compared to $10.81 billion a year ago, Microsoft said Thursday. Consensus estimates from Thomson First Call analysts were for the company to generate revenue of $12.57 billion. Microsoft&#39;s EPS for the quarter was $0.45, which also soundly beat Thomson First Call consensus estimate of $0.39. Net income for the quarter was $4.29 billion, a 23 percent increase over the $3.48 billion reported a year ago.At $5.92 billion, operating income for the quarter also had double-digit percentage growth: An increase of more than 25 percent over operating income reported for the same period last year of $4.47 billion.Microsoft&#39;s first quarter was buoyed by the highly anticipated launch of the Xbox 360 game Halo 3 on Sept. 25, just days before the quarter&#39;s close. In its first 24 hours on sale, the game brought in $170 million in sales; it became the fastest selling video game in history after being in the market for just a week and a half, according to the company.Strong performances from Microsoft&#39;s client, business, server and tools, and online divisions also contributed to revenue growth in the quarter. In particular, Microsoft said sales of its Windows Vista OS experienced double-digit growth through multi-year business contracts, and demand for Microsoft Office, Windows Server, and SQL Server was also high.Looking ahead, Microsoft said it expects to report revenue in the range of $15.6 billion to $16.1 billion for its second quarter, which ends Dec. 31. Operating income is expected to be in the range of $5.9 billion to $6.1 billion, while diluted EPS are expected to be between $0.44 to $0.46 for the second quarter, the company said.For its fiscal year 2008, Microsoft expects revenue in the range of $58.8 billion to $59.7 billion and operating income in the range of $23.3 billion to $23.7 billion. Diluted earnings per share are expected to be between $1.78 and $1.81 for the fiscal year, the company said.
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SEATTLE - Microsoft said Thursday it eked out a gain in net profit despite taking a $1 billion charge to pay for repairs to its Xbox 360 game consoles.
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Microsoft Corp.  has no plans now to cut the price of its Xbox game console in Japan, where it trails far behind rival machines from Nintendo Co. Ltd.  and Sony Corp. .
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Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it will offer a free downloadable video game to users of its Xbox online gaming service after the network was plagued with connection troubles over the holidays.
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Microsoft Corp.  on  Wednesday said it expects to have shipped more than 10 million  Xbox 360 video game consoles to retailers by the end of  calendar 2006.
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Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said  its &quot;Halo 3&quot; video game had $170 million in sales on its first  day, easily surpassing its predecessor, 2004&#39;s &quot;Halo 2,&quot; which  racked up $125 million in the first day.
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PC Magazine - Microsoft Corp. sold 294,000 Xbox 360 video game consoles in January, a company executive said on Tuesday, citing preliminary research data.
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Microsoft listed the most played games on Xbox Live last year, in addition to revealing that 77 percent of 360 owners are paying Gold members.
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The U.S. sales of Microsoft Corp.'s   new Xbox 360 video game console during its first 13  months in stores were 6 percent higher than comparable sales of  the original Xbox, market research group NPD said on Thursday.
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Microsoft Corp  sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect", according to company data released on Thursday.
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According to Microsoft, more than 11.6 million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold.
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Even though Microsoft's best selling game came out right before the holiday quarter, sales of the Xbox 360 console dipped slightly year-over-year.
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XBox Live Video buckles Thursday and Friday under the weight of countless subscribers. Microsoft issues a mea culpa. In Gear Factor.
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Microsoft Corp  posted a 7 percent gain in net profit as demand for its Office software and improved results from its online arm more than compensated for a $1.1 billion charge to repair Xbox game consoles.
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Microsoft's hardware-challenged Xbox has another problem on its hands.