Microsoft’s revenue reached $46.15 billion, up 20% YoY

Microsoft has reported its earnings for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year. The latest quarter ending on June 30, overall revenue reached $46.15 billion, higher than the originally projected $44.24 billion estimated. It surpasses analysts’ expectations. Revenue was up 21% YoY.

Specifically, the revenue of each item of Microsoft is below.
– $14.69 billion – Microsoft’s “Productivity and Business Processes”.
– $14.09 billion – The “More Personal Computing” includes revenue from Windows, hardware, gaming, and search ads.
However, Windows licenses to OEMs (preloaded on computers) is down 3% in sales YoY.

Microsoft’s revenue reached $46.15 billion, up 20% YoY

Microsoft’s revenue reached $46.15 billion, up 20% YoY
Microsoft’s revenue reached $46.15 billion, up 20% YoY

Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 7 Plus and Surface Laptop 4 reflected in this quarter’s earnings. The company’s revenue of Surface hardware has fell 20% due to the chip shortage. As known, Surface hardware sales was particularly strong during the same quarter last year from the pandemic.

Meanwhile, Microsoft Office’s consumer product revenue increased ​19% and the Business Suite was up 20%. Microsoft reported up 22% Microsoft 365 subscribers for the quarter, up to 51.9 million people. Azure grew by 51%, Cloud revenue is up 34%, and Microsoft’s cloud services revenue is up 53%.

It is expected that later this year, Microsoft will release Windows 11. They hopes to boost Windows OEM revenue. Less PCs are shipping due the chip shortage. Windows OEM and Hardware revenue should stabilize once the chip constraints do the same. It may happen later into 2022.

 

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Huawei is no longer among the Top 5 leading companies in China

Huawei, once a company that threatened Samsung when in second place, has now dropped out of the Top 5 in terms of the global market share. The US trade ban has caused a lot of damage to Huawei. In the past, Huawei has grown very strongly, at least in the Chinese market. But right now, things are looking tough in their home market

The IDC released its Q2 2021 market share report for China, and it noted that Huawei is no longer a top-five company in its home country. Instead, the firm is now found in the “other” category. While this might seem like a small thing to some, the situation itself is severe, to say the least.

The IDC has released its Q2 2021 market share report for China and they note that Huawei is no longer among the top 5 in China. For some, this is not a big deal, but in itself it is very serious

Dropped out of the top 5, Huawei is now found in the “other” category

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Huawei once overtook Apple to take the runner-up position before the trade ban hit. The US sanctions hit the company hard outside of China because the phone doesn’t have any Google support. At first, Huawei was able to rely on the domestic market to keep the phones shipping. However, the current situation shows that sanctions have caused more damage than we thought. As we can see, they have affected the supply chain and sales in the global and home markets

This is made worse by Huawei preparing to launch the P50 series tomorrow. We can’t predict the future of this phone, so let’s wait a couple of months.

Vivo became the top manufacturer in the quarter and achieved 23.8% market share. Oppo ranked second with 21.1% market share and Xiaomi took 17.2% market share. Apple and Honor hold the 4th and 5th positions respectively with 10.9% and 8.9% market share.

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PlayStation Fans Aren’t Happy With New Free Games

PlayStation Plus subscribers are left unimpressed with a new leak revealing free PlayStation Plus games launching in August for PS4 and PS5 users. The free PS Plus games of July are now available. This is something that PlayStation Players love. But this will only last for a few more days. August’s free game is coming soon.

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PlayStation Fans Aren’t Happy With New Free Games

Even so, Sony has yet to reveal its August lineup. But there has been some information that has been leaked. At the time, we noted that the lineup had the worst performer so far this year from the subscription service, and it seems PlayStation fans agree, at least on Reddit.

The leak has revealed the following three games will be made available next month through PlayStation Plus: Plants vs. Zombies: Tennis World Tour 2, Battle for Neighborville and Hunter’s Arena: Legends.

Immediately after the leak, the lineup began to receive the attention of PlayStation fans. On Reddit, the post sharing the leak has received a lot of responses

A top reply said: “Well, this sounds extremely disappointing, skip for me,”. Another reply : “What the hell happened. For the first few months of this year PS+ was great, now it’s back to the sort of s**t they’d struggle to give away.”

The abundance of replies of this kind, including another top answer draw comparisons to Xbox Live Gold, which has frustrated subscribers for months. That said, there has been some positive feedback, including some pointing out that the most recent game, Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, is quality.

One person commented: “Plants vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville is an incredibly fun game. Please don’t listen to the people who instantly dismiss it. Give it a chance.”

These criticisms can all be pointless because there’s a chance the leak isn’t accurate. It’s unlikely that it came from the PlayStation website

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On Monday, Facebook assembles team to combine specialists from across its gaming, hardware and virtual reality units. They build an immersive digital world. Sci-fi writer Neal Stephenson named it “metaverse”.

Metaverse consults to a shared online world. Users can spend money, hang out, consume media and potentially even work. CEO Mark Zuckerberg consider this project as central to Facebook’s future.

Andrew Bosworth, Facebook executive, stated in a post that they’re standing up a Metaverse product group to bring together the teams focused on building this ambitious work.

Facebook build an immersive digital world known as the METAVERSE

Facebook build an immersive digital world known as the METAVERSE
Facebook build an immersive digital world known as the METAVERSE

According to Bosworth, Facebook hardware such as Oculus virtual reality head gear and Portal smart-screens are really helpful. They are tools for making people feel close together despite being far apart. A new Metaverse Product Group will be led by Vishal Shah from the Instagram team.

In addition, The US company behind video game sensation Fortnite, Epic Games proclaimed it raised $1 billion in new funding early this year. Some of that money will support its vision of the metaverse.

Fortnite, one of the hit video games have seen use soar. Their creators see potential to expand to virtual parties, get-togethers or work events. It’s indeed a potential in this pandemic.

 

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Nokia XR20 is a 5G phone with waterproof body and three years of OS updates

HMD Global’s latest Nokia phone is the XR20, a tough phone with 5G connectivity that will go on sale in late August for $549.

In addition to strong physical protection, Nokia XR20 is well supported on the software side. This is a big focus for Nokia’s latest devices because it ships with Android 11 and comes with 3 years of upgrades operating system along with 4 years of monthly security updates. This is a much stronger policy than most mid-range Android devices. Even considering that Android 12 will be released soon.

Nokia XR20 is a 5G phone with waterproof body and three years of OS updates

Nokia XR20 is a rugged Android smartphone with 5G

It’s IP68 rated and can withstand submersion in 4.9 feet (1.5 meters) of water for up to an hour. It also meets other criteria of the MIL-STD 810H standard, like the ability to withstand temperatures from 131° F (55° C) down to -7.6° F (-22° C) and protection against drops from up to 5.9 feet (1.8 meters). Its screen uses Gorilla Glass Victus, which Nokia boasts is the “toughest screen yet” on one of its smartphones. You can also take comfort in the fact that the phone comes with a two-year extended warranty in the US (three years in the UK).

The XR20 is IP68 rated and can withstand a depth of 4.9 feet (1.5 meters) in water for up to an hour. The smartphone also meets other criteria of the MIL-STD 810H standard, like resistance to temperatures from 131°F (55°C) down to -7.6°F (-22°C) and protection against drops altitudes up to 5.9 feet (1.8 meters). Nokia is equipped with Gorilla Glass Victus and they said it is “the hardest screen ever”. You can also rest easy because the phone comes with a two-year extended warranty in the US (three years in the UK).

The 6GB RAM / 128GB storage variant will be the only one sold in the US, with availability starting August 24th. That version will sell for £449 in the UK, where a 4GB RAM / 64GB storage option will also be available for £399. Both will be available in the UK from July 27th.

Starting August 24, the 6GB RAM/128GB storage variant will be the only variant on sale in the US. That version will sell for £449 in the UK, where a 4GB/64GB RAM option will also be available for £399. Both will be available in the UK from July 27.

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