Microsoft OK for Now
    Our economy is clearly messed up -- and the overseas market is crashing again 
  as I type. The weird thing is that stocks are tanking more based on what's going 
  to happen than what 
is happening. The real impact of frozen credit will 
  be felt when giant retailers go under and millions lose jobs.
That's why it's not surprising that in this latest quarter, Microsoft had its 
  normal stunning 
  results. Revenue came in just north of $15 billion and profits nearly hit 
  $6 billion, margins any self-respecting capitalist would be proud of. And for 
  the current quarter Microsoft expects things to get even better -- maybe hitting 
  close to $18 billion. That's a lot of Christmas Xboxes. 
Windows wasn't the dollar driver. Instead, Office and SQL Server did a lot 
  of the heavy financial lifting. 
Still, Microsoft is bracing for a tougher future and will take a hard look 
  at expenses. They can start by yanking those "I'm a PC" commercials! 
  What are you doing to prepare for what could be a brutal economy? Advice welcome 
  at [email protected].
 
	
Posted by Doug Barney on October 27, 2008