Microsoft’s Q4 2014 earnings show improved revenue, decreasing profits
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Microsoft has published its Q4 2014 earnings report, and the company has made $4.6 billion in net income on $23.38 billion in revenue. Revenue has increased compared to $19.9 billion from the same period last year, and net income decreased only slightly compared to last year’s $4.97 billion. In all, the earnings don’t seem to hold many big surprises at least not compared to the massive layoffs it recently announced.
Stronger-than-expected PC demand helped Intels latest quarterly earnings, and it has also impacted Microsofts. OEM revenue for Windows increased by 3 percent this quarter, further hinting that the decline of traditional PC sales might be starting to slow down. Some of that increase is likely thanks to businesses…