Partly due to the impending release of Windows 8, Microsoft has its sales last quarter, with a quarter showing decline. That the company reports in its quarterly results. The Redmondse company says nothing about the expectations of Windows 8 and Windows RT, and also wants to say nothing about expected sales for its Surface tablet.
In addition to the impending release of Windows 8, Microsoft also suffered from the declining pc sales by the emergence of tablets. It is unclear how many licenses for Windows, Microsoft past quarter has sold, but the revenue from the Windows division fell 9 percent compared to the same quarter a year ago.
Microsoft last quarter, which ran from July to september, up to 800 million dollars collected with pre-sales of Windows 8 licenses, which are not included in the revenue figures.
Microsoft brings Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Phone 8 and its own tablet Surface all out for the end of this month. The company will not say what it expected from the sales.
The Redmondse company expected in each case is not that the “dual-interface” of Windows 8 and Windows RT, with both a ‘Metro’environment, if a traditional desktop environment, users will be confused. “I hear the feedback, but as a user, we have quickly become accustomed to,” says financial director Peter Klein. “Innovations from Microsoft in the past have led to a better user experience. I am confident that with Windows 8 too.” Microsoft posted a turnover of 16 billion dollars, 8 percent lower than last year.