@Sanderson1, You are right regarding the full year, not because MS have 3 quarters of profit each, but because the total amount of profit they have in those 3 Q is so big (580 Million USD), that only something really disastrous (like that 1.1 Billion write-off for extended X360 warranty service for RROD) can result in full year loss.
However, I am only thinking about loss for this quarter, "(and MS Gaming Division will have a red this quarter)", not loss for whole year. It really depend of performance of the S/W, but I agree that the possibility is very slim (which is the reason I put them in parentheses).
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You are right regarding the full year, not because MS have 3 quarters of profit each, but because the total amount of profit they have in those 3 Q is so big (580 Million USD), that only something really disastrous (like that 1.1 Billion write-off for extended X360 warranty service for RROD) can result in full year loss.
However, I am only thinking about loss for this quarter, "(and MS Gaming Division will have a red this quarter)", not loss for whole year.
It really depend of performance of the S/W, but I agree that the possibility is very slim (which is the reason I put them in parentheses).