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Microsoft and Apple earnings: billions and billions... - Sony has sold 10 million PlayStation 5 - Teams boasts 250m active users

Microsoft and Apple earnings: billions and billions... - Sony has sold 10 million PlayStation 5 - Teams boasts 250m active users

July 28, 2021

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Microsoft 21Q4 earnings: $46.2 billion in revenue backed by strong cloud and Office growth — www.neowin.net

Microsoft posted its earnings for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2021. Revenue was $46.2 billion, growing by 21% YoY. The firm also reported its FY21 revenue, which was $168.1 billion.

Microsoft to retire semi-annual Windows Server updates, will move entirely to LTSC releases

A recently updated Windows Server release information document suggests that Microsoft will retire semi-annual releases starting with Windows Server 2022, moving completely to LTSC releases.

Apple reports $81.4 billion in quarterly sales, hardware and services on the rise — www.neowin.net

Apple has reported strong results for FY21 Q3 in terms of net sales, net income, and gross margins. Services hit an all-time high while hardware sales exhibited growth across the board as well.

Sony has now sold 10 million PlayStation 5 consoles

Sony has revealed that it has sold over 10 million PlayStation 5 consoles since launch. SIE CEO Jim Ryan also admitted that the company is struggling to keep up with demand due to chip shortages.

Microsoft Teams now has close to 250 million monthly active users — www.neowin.net

As part of Microsoft's earnings webcast, CEO Satya Nadella said that there are over 250 million monthly active users of Teams. This is fuelled by strong growth across Microsoft 365 services.

Games with Gold August delivers Darksiders III, Yooka-Laylee and more

The Games with Gold program is bringing in four more games for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers next month, and it includes Darksiders III, Lost Planet 3, and more.

Call of Duty, Uncharted, and The Last of Us developers team up to form a new studio

That's No Moon studio is led by Michael Mumbauer, who previously headed PlayStation's Visual Arts Group. It is funded by the South Korean video game company Smilegate best known for Crossfire.

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