Windows Phone has never been stronger, the Xbox One sold out, and now Surfaces are hard to come by.
It's odd, for example, to give short shrift to the excellent (and strong-selling) Xbox gaming platform, and odder still not to even mention the brilliant Kinect, a device that turns the user into the game controller by sensing motion, sound and more.
The software giant's mixed financial results, reported Thursday, showed a company struggling with the muted demand for computers while winning strong sales for Xbox 360 and products for business customers.
The entertainment division saw strong growth as Xbox 360 console sales increased by 38%.
The question of who would inherit Microsoft's CEO mantle gnawed at the tech giant for a good deal of 2013, but, ultimately, new chief Satya Nadella arrived on the heels of rosy earnings and strong sales of Xbox, tablets, and commercial cloud services.
I've had an absolute blast playing it, and so have the reviewers going by reactions at the time of writing, this is a strong contender for Xbox One's game of the year.
I've had an absolute blast playing it, and so have the reviewers – going by reactions at the time of writing, this is a strong contender for Xbox One's game of the year.
Revenue from that division grew 15 percent to $4.24 billion from the year-earlier period, reflecting strong sales of the Xbox 360 console, the Kinect game sensor and the Xbox Live online game service.
In an intensely competitive market, where the Xbox faced strong pressure from the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation, Microsoft struggled through the years to make consistent profits from its console.
All Microsoft needs to do now is keep releasing strong titles for the Xbox 360.
