Source of income
All businesses need money from somewhere to ensure that they
can run efficiently, bigger businesses have many ways of making money. Many
businesses make money from their own products, however they also make money
from sponsorship deals with other companies.
Microsoft is a
company that gets most of their money from their products. This screenshot
illustrates how Microsoft made their money in 2013. As you can see Microsoft
office was the biggest area, this gain illustrates the fact that all Office
products are big sellers in their market. Again Windows brought a lot of money
in for Microsoft, this again shows that consumers trust their products. However
things like entertainment consoles and online service had a low take. In my opinion
this was a surprise as I felt that online services were a big part of
Microsoft. However if I was to look at more recent figures it would show me
that this would of gone up, this is because they have made more apps and have
also released the Xbox one. I feel that the new figure would show a decrease on
products like PC’s as they now have things like tablets and smart phones.
Reference List
Microsoft Revenue
Accessed :( 27/4/15)
The Link to the Charts are included in the following link
