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Updated: July 11, 2020 (October 23, 2000)

  Charts & Illustrations

Revenues by Product Line

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Microsoft has begun reporting revenues in six major product categories.

Desktop Applications. Office, Project, Visio, and Client Access Licenses for Windows NT Server/2000, Exchange, and BackOffice.

Desktop Platforms. Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation, Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Windows 98, and other desktop operating systems.

Enterprise Software and Services. Windows NT Server and Windows 2000 Server operating systems; SQL Server and Client Access Licenses; Exchange Server; developer tools; consulting services; product support services; and training and certification.

Consumer Software, Services, and Devices. MSN Internet access, MSN network services, WebTV Internet access and services, gaming, learning and productivity software, mobile and wireless devices, and embedded systems.

Consumer Commerce Investments. Expedia, Inc., the HomeAdvisor online real estate service, and the CarPoint online automotive service.

Other. Microsoft Press, keyboards, and mouse products.

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Updated: July 11, 2020 (January 21, 2002)

  Charts & Illustrations

Revenues by Product Line

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283 wordsTime to read: 2 min

Microsoft’s revenues can be divided into six different categories (although the company combines Desktop Applications, Desktop Platforms, and Enterprise Software and Services into one category, it still reports figures from each of these divisions separately):

Desktop Applications includes a variety of consumer and business applications, such as Office; Project; Visio; Great Plains; bCentral; and Client Access Licenses (CALs) for certain of the .NET Enterprise Servers, including Windows 2000 and Exchange.

Desktop Platforms includes the company’s desktop operating systems, such as Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation, and Windows Me.

Enterprise Software and Services includes all Windows servers; server applications, including the .NET Enterprise Servers; developer tools and services; and various enterprise services, including consulting, support, and training services.

Consumer Software, Services, and Devices includes MSN Internet Access; the MSN family of Web sites and services; games and gaming consoles; learning and productivity software; mobile and wireless devices; TV-related services; and embedded systems.

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Updated: July 12, 2020 (July 23, 2001)

  Charts & Illustrations

Revenues by Product Line

My Atlas / Charts & Illustrations

246 wordsTime to read: 2 min

Microsoft’s revenues can be divided into six different categories (although the company combines Desktop Applications, Desktop Platforms, and Enterprise Software and Services into one category, it still reports figures from each of these divisions separately):

Desktop Applications includes a variety of consumer and business applications, such as Office; Project; Visio; Client Access Licenses (CALs) for Windows NT Server and Windows 2000 Server, Exchange, and BackOffice; and bCentral, the company’s Web-based service with hosted applications for small businesses.

Desktop Platforms includes the company’s desktop operating systems, such as Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation, and Windows ME.

Enterprise Software and Services includes all Windows servers; server applications, including the .NET Enterprise Servers; developer tools and services; and various enterprise services, including consulting, support, and training services.

Consumer Software, Services, and Devices includes MSN Internet Access; MSN network services; TV-related services, such as UltimateTV and WebTV; PC and online games; learning and productivity software; mobile and wireless devices; and embedded systems.

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Updated: July 12, 2020 (January 22, 2001)

  Charts & Illustrations

Revenues by Product Line

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226 wordsTime to read: 2 min

Microsoft’s revenues can be divided into six different categories (although the company combines Desktop Applications, Desktop Platforms, and Enterprise Software and Services into one category, it still reports figures from each of these divisions separately):

Desktop Applications includes a variety of consumer and business applications, such as Office; Project; Visio; Client Access Licenses (CALs) for Windows NT Server and Windows 2000 Server, Exchange, and BackOffice; and bCentral, the company’s Web-based service with hosted applications for small businesses.

Desktop Platforms includes the company’s desktop operating systems, such as Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation, and Windows Me.

Enterprise Software and Services includes all Windows 2000 Servers; server applications, including the .NET Enterprise Servers; developer tools and services; and various enterprise services, including consulting, support, and training services.

Consumer Software, Services, and Devices includes MSN Internet Access; MSN network services; WebTV Internet access and services; WebTV Internet access and services; PC and online games; learning and productivity software; mobile and wireless devices; and embedded systems.

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Updated: July 12, 2020 (April 23, 2001)

  Charts & Illustrations

Revenues by Product Line

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215 wordsTime to read: 2 min

Microsoft’s revenues can be divided into six different categories (although the company combines Desktop Applications, Desktop Platforms, and Enterprise Software and Services into one category, it still reports figures from each of these divisions separately):

Desktop Applications includes a variety of consumer and business applications, such as Office; Project; Visio; Client Access Licenses for Windows NT Server and Windows 2000 Server, Exchange, and BackOffice; and bCentral, the company’s Web-based service with hosted applications for small businesses.

Desktop Platforms includes the company’s desktop operating systems, such as Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation, and Windows ME.

Enterprise Software and Services includes all Windows 2000 Servers; server applications, including the .NET Enterprise Servers; developer tools and services; and various enterprise services, including consulting, support, and training services.

Consumer Software, Services, and Devices includes MSN Internet Access; MSN network services; TV-related services, such as UltimateTV and WebTV; PC and online games; learning and productivity software; mobile and wireless devices; and embedded systems.

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Updated: July 12, 2020 (October 22, 2001)

  Charts & Illustrations

Revenues by Product Line

My Atlas / Charts & Illustrations

248 wordsTime to read: 2 min

Microsoft’s revenues can be divided into six different categories (although the company combines Desktop Applications, Desktop Platforms, and Enterprise Software and Services into one category, it still reports figures from each of these divisions separately):

Desktop Applications includes a variety of consumer and business applications, such as Office; Project; Visio; Great Plains; bCentral; and Client Access Licenses (CALs) for Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server, Exchange, and BackOffice (which is being discontinued).

Desktop Platforms includes the company’s desktop operating systems, such as Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation, and Windows Me.

Enterprise Software and Services includes all Windows servers; server applications, including the .NET Enterprise Servers; developer tools and services; and various enterprise services, including consulting, support, and training services.

Consumer Software, Services, and Devices includes MSN Internet Access; the MSN family of Web sites and services; PC and online games; learning and productivity software; mobile and wireless devices; TV-related services; and embedded systems.

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