Tag: Satya Nadella
Microsoft continues cloud growth amid Xbox slowdown
Microsoft has put its latest financial results success down to deep partnerships, despite a slowdown in sales of its Xbox gaming console. The firm reported total revenue of $33.7 billion (£26.7 billion) for the last three months, up from $30.1 billion (£23.8 billion) during the same period in 2018. It also revealed net income of…
Office and cloud boost Microsoft income and profits in first quarter
Microsoft has reported strong growth in its latest quarterly financial results thanks to continued cloud uptake in the commercial sector and an increase in people subscribing to its Office 365 products. In the three months to the end of March, the computing giant saw a boost in revenue, operating income and net profit compared with…
Microsoft boss defends contract to supply US military with HoloLens headsets
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella is standing by a company contract with the US military, despite concerns raised by employees that the technology could be used to develop weapons. In November, the tech giant was awarded a 479 million dollar (£363.1 million) contact with the US Department of the Army to supply it with HoloLens…
Strong cloud growth helps Microsoft deliver healthy profits
Microsoft has reported strong quarterly financial results, largely driven by its commercial cloud services. The PC giant’s revenue stood at 28.9 billion dollars (£22 billion) in the three months to the end of December, up 12% on the same period in 2017. Net income for the company was also healthy, reaching 8.4 billion dollars (£6.4…
The Digest: Video games don’t cause violence… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] US study finds no links between violent video games and violence | The Independent "A new long-term study into violent media in the US could help settle the long-standing argument of whether or not violent films and video games are to blame for violence in society. The research, led by psychologist Christopher Ferguson…
The Digest: Lenovo rumoured to be buying BlackBerry (again)… and 5 other things people are talking about this morning
[nextpage title="Next"] Industry rumours suggest Lenovo is looking to expand its smartphone operations by buying BlackBerry, says a report at ExpertReviews: "The rumours boosted share prices for BlackBerry this week, a much needed increase following lukewarm reception to the company's Passport smartphone earlier in the year. BlackBerry handsets used to be widely used by business…
“One OS on all platforms” strategy to remain despite massive changes at Microsoft
Don't expect your Microsoft desktops, tablets or phones to start looking any different any time soon. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has confirmed that having all platforms run the same operating system is still Microsoft's overall goal. As spotted by WPCentral, Nadella is quoted in a rather dull financial press release as saying the plan is…
