Hey, it’s Microsoft. You remember us, right? People make it seem like we’re dying because all anyone wants to talk about these days is Google, Apple, Facebook and Twitter. Well, we’re still here. And we’re still big. Here’s how big:
• 150 million Windows 7 licenses sold
• 7.1 million projected iPad sales in 2010
• 58 million projected netbook sales in 2010
• 355 million projected PC sales in 2010
• less than 10% of US netbooks ran Windows in 2008
• 96% of US netbooks ran Windows in 2009
• 16 million subscribers to the largest 25 US daily newspapers
• 14 million Netflix subscribers
• 23 million Xbox live subscribers
• 173 million Gmail users
• 284 million Yahoo Mail users
• 360 million Windows Live Hotmail users
• $US5.7 billion Apple net income for fiscal year ending in Sept 2009
• $US6.5 billion Google net income for fiscal year ending in Dec 2009
• $US14.5 billion Microsoft net income for fiscal year ending in June 2009
To sum it up: We make more money than anyone, we have more users than anyone, we’re relevant in almost every sector and we’re doing pretty well, thank you for asking. Sincerely, Microsoft. [Official Microsoft Blog via Bits]
Harry
Monday, June 28, 2010 at 12:55 PMlol,
Apple and Google just got served.
Wok
Monday, June 28, 2010 at 1:07 PMWord!
Marcel Bennett
Monday, June 28, 2010 at 1:45 PMMakes you wonder why they don’t do some more good with all that money, evil bastards.
Brett
Monday, June 28, 2010 at 4:24 PMLike some sort of charity perhaps?
Jubbin Grewal
Monday, June 28, 2010 at 11:24 PMIt’s funny when you think about it, because Bill Gates, with his own personal money, is spending more on helping charities and the environment than all of Apple is. Really puts things in perspective doesn’t it.
Brock Taffe
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 3:49 PMYou do know that Bill Gates is retired; doesn’t work for Microsoft anymore and has a shit load of money to waste?
Microsoft is not Bill Gates. That REALLY puts things in perspective doesn’t it.
Zac F.
Monday, June 28, 2010 at 1:57 PMoooh. Get some!
Michi Weiner
Monday, June 28, 2010 at 4:32 PMSounds like they all they need to rule the world is a CEO who answers emails from every Joe Bloe with one liners scientifically designed to never help anyone.
Altera
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 8:52 AMOn it way down, who needs microsoft next to ios and android….
Brock Taffe
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 3:47 PMHaha its all gonna change when they put the net income for fiscal year ending in 2010.