What is MS's biggest source of income?


MS's biggest source of income is...  

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  1. 1. Income?

    • Windows
      53
    • Office
      13
    • I dunno
      5
    • Neither
      4


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Me and a kid are debating what brings MS more money, I say Office and he says Windows. What about you?

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It is Office, Server 2003 and OEM licenses.

Our revenue growth for fiscal year 2005 was driven by growth in licensing of Windows Server operating systems and other server applications, licensing of Windows Client operating systems through OEMs and increased licensing of Office and other Information Worker products.

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You need Windows to run Office correct?

So I guess its Windows and Office for example all the schools install Windows+Office but some home users only install Windows they don't install office.

Also think about server licences they are expensive

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Well here is the definiative answer (as of July 31, 2005). According to their fourth quarter reports Windows wins in both revenue and operating income (but not by much). You can look at the quarterly report yourself here

Microsoft 4th Qtr Report

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Office is MS's cash-cow.

No. The financial report posted earlier clearly shows Windows profits greater than Office by at least $2 Billion (~25% of the reported Office profit).
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No. The financial report posted earlier clearly shows Windows profits greater than Office by at least $2 Billion (~25% of the reported Office profit).

Yep, but AFAIK it was usually the other way around.

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