profits

Company's revenues and profits rise but are eclipsed by those of main rival as PC market shows signs of decline.

Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should. Case in point: Vendors can take a hefty cut of the profits from applications sold through their app stores or shipped by default.

But should they? Continue reading →

Business Week: "Google uses a complicated structure to send most of its overseas profits to tax havens, keeping its corporate rate at a super-low 2.4 percent"

Netflix continues to pile on subscribers – and profits – but higher Wall Street expectations still sent the stock tumbling

A recent survey of wireless customers pulled back the curtain on which wireless carriers are making their customers the happiest and which ones could stand to do a bit better if they expect customer loyalty and the profits that come with it.

paidContent: Net revenue up 19% to $5.06bn in latest quarterly results

When technology leaps ahead of business models, it's often bad for profits. Cisco's new router poses just such a threat to the titans of movie making.

Against Monopoly: "Does filesharing reduce profits of the music industry? This paper claims so, and that should not be that much of a surprise."

Cyber Cynic: "While businesses like Microsoft and Sun are seeing their profits and growth decline, pure open-source play companies like Red Hat are actually gaining customers and profits in a down economy."

Serverwatch: "If you're tired of throwing major money into your IT infrastructure every three to four years, try leasing and free yourself of those big money payouts that deplete your profits."