Microsoft has announced their quarterly earnings today, claiming their highest-ever quarterly revenue, thanks directly to strong sales of the Windows 7 operating system.
The company sold 60 million copies of the new OS, and overall net income jumped 60 percent year-on-year to $6.66 billion USD.
In comparison, Vista took four months to sell 40 million copies, and sales slowed from there on out.
Additionally, Zune HD sales were not revealed, but total Xbox and Zune revenue dropped 11 percent year-on-year.
Result for: strong sales
For the week ended August 24th, console sales lagged in Japan again, with the PlayStation 3 seeing the largest drop, 65 percent week-on-week, to 2,052 units sold.
The drop has been attributed to the newly announced Slim PS3 model, which is expected to have strong sales at launch on September 1st.
The DSi and DS Lite led the pack with a combined 65,313 units sold, a 32 percent decline week-on-week.
The Wii saw a 43 percent drop to 26,972 units and the PSP saw a similar drop. The Xbox 360 held up the best among all the consoles, seeing a 2 percent drop to 8979 units sold.
The full list:
DSi
59,578
PSP
27,187
Wii
26,972
Result for: strong sales
According to Apple’s Q2 filing, the company sold an extraordinary 5.2 million iPhones during the quarter, helping the company to one of its strongest quarters in history.
The number reflected a 626 percent year-on-year growth for iPhone sales, and the company had an overall net profit of $1.23 billion USD.
The giant sales were attributed to strong sales for the iPhone 3GS and a price reduction on the regular iPhone 3G.
Additionally, the company claimed record Mac sales and a decrease in iPod sales.
Added CEO Steve Jobs: “We’re making our most innovative products ever and our customers are responding.”
