But Wall Street analysts on Thursday afternoon with the earnings call, Microsoft said that Windows Group revenues actually increased by 3%. It is called, "the line" the quarter with sales growth of global PC.
The difference between the two numbers was due to the comparative quarter-an inflated revenue-2009 fourth-that was Windows 7 pre-launch "Spike" and Add 1.71 billion dollars of revenue, which was postponed for an account for free updates from Microsoft gave the customers who bought just before Windows 7 months of Vista debuted.
When the Spike and the 2009 fourth quarter revenue: deferred income is rejected, said Microsoft Windows revenue 5.05 billion dollar inched that 3% last year to $ 4.92 billion.
Four-quarter revenue was 5% higher than 4.79 billion dollars in 2010 ' s in the third quarter.
Rob Helm, instructions, Microsoft, Microsoft accounting analyst tried to explain.
"When you start the transfer, of the one part, and the Spike and täytäntöönpanoajankohdan will be ignored and Windows revenue increased 3%," said Helm. "When the spike is ignored, Microsoft just took 5% hit."
Only when the transfer is included in the peak of täytäntöönpanoajankohdan in the balance sheet Show 30% of our invoice, he added.
Helm, said that Windows 7 will launch the Spike boosted in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to 560 million dollars. "My guess is that, in the case of a bunch of extra permissions, computer manufacturers, purchases, and then start the Windows 7 and the anticipation of increased PC sales," he said.
But the focus is in the "3%" in more than one year increase in revenues on a computer that is running Windows, when all of the Deferred income and the peak is tossed aside. "It just shows how closely a Windows 7 PC sales are yoked to sell," Helm said. "When the market slows down the PC, so that makes Windows."
Earlier this month, Gartner and IDC Global PC sales were estimated to be about 3%--Gartner said 3,1%, IDC said 2,7%-compared to the same period-2010 years before during the preceding three months.
Microsoft stated on several occasions, that the consumer PC sales slowed sharply in the last quarter, adding that the shops selling has been especially soft. Business PC purchases, however, was up. And window are reflected in the sales trends.
"The Shops selling had eaten away, to some extent, the iPad and consumer PC sales will slow down," Helm said. "What is stored in the company was that the companies are in the midst of a massive upgrade cycle."
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