Monday, February 3, 2003
Sales Up 23%, Losses 36% Lower For MS Mobile Division Unit
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "THE COMPETITION" @ 12:00 PM
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-983083.html?tag=fd_top
The Mobile Devices division in Microsoft, which is responsibile for Pocket PCs and Smartphones is moving ever so slowly towards profitibility, but they still have a long way to go.
"The smallest segment in the quarter was CE/Mobility, including the Pocket PC operating system. Revenue was $21 million and the unit had an operating loss of $39 million. Both were improved over the year-earlier period when the unit turned in revenue of $17 million and a loss of $61 million."
This also compares well to last quarter's numbers where it had sales of $17M and losses of $33M.
The Mobile Devices division in Microsoft, which is responsibile for Pocket PCs and Smartphones is moving ever so slowly towards profitibility, but they still have a long way to go.
"The smallest segment in the quarter was CE/Mobility, including the Pocket PC operating system. Revenue was $21 million and the unit had an operating loss of $39 million. Both were improved over the year-earlier period when the unit turned in revenue of $17 million and a loss of $61 million."
This also compares well to last quarter's numbers where it had sales of $17M and losses of $33M.
