Microsoft makes $2B / yr. from Android royalties (1 Viewer)

[Kevin Collins]

It's amazing to think that the Android patent royalty business makes more profit than COMBINATION of Skype, Windows Phone -- yes Windows Phone -- and XBox units!!!

This all comes from long time MS analyst Rich Sherlund.

Interestingly Sherlund estimates that MS loses $2.5B on Skype, Windows Phone and XBox...

Hmmm.. Should MS just exit the XBox and Windows Phone business altogether?

 

[Sam Posten]

/facepalm, no....I'm assuming you aren't being serious Kevin, given your bona fides, but for those who think any of this would be a good idea to go down the Elop strategy, here's why that's a disaster in the making.http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/08/elop-is-going-to-do-what-now/

 

[Hanson]

Interestingly Sherlund estimates that MS loses $2.5B on Skype, Windows Phone and XBox...

Doesn't that mean that I make more profit than MS does on those products? I couldn't possibly post anywhere near a $1B loss much less $2.5B.