2Q Results Blessing, Curse for MicrosoftSEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp.'s well-received second-quarter earnings report illustrates a blessing and a curse for the technology company. While it may get attention for things like its Xbox 360 videogame console and MSN Internet search engine, when it comes to making money, Microsoft still depends on less flashy standbys such as Windows, Office and server software.
"They're kind of a victim of their own success," said James Ragan, an analyst with Crowell, Weedon and Co.
A positive quarterly earnings report spurred by those cash cows, combined with a relatively rosy outlook for the coming months, appeared to offset any concerns about production snafus with the much-hyped Xbox 360 and ho-hum predictions for the MSN Internet unit.
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Is Microsoft going to succeed in areas besides OS and Office? I think they will eventually. They may take a year or three, but I think they will somehow get the result eventually. What's your take on that?
