which products of microsoft is giving its biggest revenues :

The above chart  compares Microsoft's revenues from its 13 segments against  its product sales  from Lumia phones , Non Lumia phones and Xbox consoles .The 1st chart clearly shows how " windows "sales  were  its main source of revenue till 2012, after which  devices and consumer licensing along with gaming and entertainment contributed significantly to its revenues. The second chart compares Microsoft's product sales from Lumia  and non Lumia phones including Xbox

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Apple's iPhone business alone is now bigger than Microsoft.

The Server and Tools division of Microsoft  generated more revenue than the Windows division in the last fiscal year.

Google Advertising revenues made up 97% of revenues in 2009 and 96% of revenues in 2010 and 2011.

Microsoft  Business Verticals Revenues breakup

Apple Business Verticals Revenues is led by iPhone,iPad and Mac

Apple's iPhone business alone is now bigger than Microsoft.Not Windows. Not Office. But more than Brand Microsoft. ( source

The iPhone did not exist five years ago. And now it's bigger than a company that, 15 years ago, was dragged into court and threatened with forcible break-up because it had amassed an unassailable and unthinkably profitable monopoly.

The company  which was virtually  heading towards bankruptcy  has beaten " the biggest IT Giant hands on fair and square.In the December quarter, Apple's iPhone business generated $24.4 billion of revenue. Microsoft's whole company, meanwhile, from Windows to Office to servers to XBox, generated $20.9 billion.

In terms of product revenues The iPhone also appears to be considerably more profitable than Microsoft.Assuming  that Apple generates the same operating profit margin on its iPhone business that it generates on its overall business--38%--the iPhone business generated about $9.3 billion of profit in the December quarter.

In Comparison All of Microsoft, products meanwhile, generated only $8.2 billion.

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How Microsoft Turned around Xbox to garner 49% gaming console share

Xbox 360 sold more than 270,000 units in January, maintaining the number-one console spot in the U.S. This marks the thirteenth straight month Xbox 360 was the top-selling console in the U.S

In this chart you can see the operating income for the Entertainment & Devices division at Microsoft where the Xbox group is based.

Xbox holds 49 percent share of current-generation console sales, total retail spend on the Xbox 360 platform in January (hardware, software and accessories) reached $301 million.

The one hardware project  from Microsoft  that come back from dead is  the Xbox. The Xbox is now a solidly profitable division. The chart shows  how much time it took for Microsoft to get there.In this chart via( businessinsider)  you can see the operating income for the Entertainment & Devices division at Microsoft where the Xbox group is based.

The most for any console in the U.S. This marks the eleventh consecutive month Xbox 360 has held more than 40 percent of the current-generation console market share.

Microsoft has held onto the top spot each month in 2011 and is expected to remain the top selling console in the U.S. throughout the holiday period. November’s sales marked the biggest November sales the Xbox has ever experienced. Microsoft shipped more than 960,000 consoles in the U.S. alone during the week of Black Friday.

Overall, the Xbox group has lost $4 billion for Microsoft. However, since 2007 it has made $1 billion. (Note, this chart doesn't include 2002-2004 when it piled up losses getting the business off the ground.

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