Microsoft continues to profit from Windows during the first quarter of 2013

Microsoft continues to profit from Windows during the first quarter of 2013

Microsoft revealed its financial results during the first quarter of this year, revenues reached 20.49 billion dollars registered in the same period, revenues increase from 2012, which amounted to 17.41 billion dollars.

Microsoft net profit stood at 6.06 billion dollars, equivalent to 72 cents per share, which exceeded some analysts forecast the arrival of EPS for sixty-eight cents. Net profit also more than for the same period in 2012, which amounted to 5.1 billion dollars.

Despite an earlier failure analysis "Windows 8″ revive sales, which have declined markedly during the first quarter of 2013, this quarter saw an increase of 23% from last year in revenues from Microsoft's Windows, and 5.70 billion dollars.

Microsoft also made 5.04 billion dollars of products from servers, up 11% from the previous year, as revenue from Internet services reached $ 832 million, up 18%, and Internet advertising revenues have risen by 22%.

Microsoft's revenues were recorded from games and entertainment products increased by 56%, reaching during the first quarter of this year of $ 2.53 billion. The company pointed to its members access to games "Xbox Live" Xbox Live to 46 million members around the world, up 18% from last year.

Microsoft's profit was affected in the first quarter of this year, partly as a result of being fined by the European Commission for violating antitrust agreement within the European Union.

And Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, a company statement said that bold bets the company's cloud services has borne fruit, with the growing trend of users to choose Microsoft services such as Office 365 ", and" Windows azure "," Xbox Live "and" Skype ".

Said Peter Klein, Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft, said the company continues to achieve strong financial results while exploring the changing market for devices.

In a related Microsoft announced the departure of Finance Director Peter Klein, the end of the current fiscal year, which resolved last June, after four years in post incumbency, eleven years of work in the company. Microsoft said it would announce the name of his successor from among the staff within the next few weeks.

The first quarter of the year 2013 marks the third quarter of the financial year for Microsoft, which first quarter begins on July 1 and 2 in the quarter October 1, and continue in the third quarter from the first of January to the end of March, to begin the fourth quarter from April 1 to June 30.