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Revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 were $22.2 billion. Gross margin, operating loss, and loss per share for the quarter were $14.7 billion, $(2.1) billion, and $(0.40) per share. Surface and commercial Cloud Revenues up, $7.5 billion non-cash impairment charge related to assets associated with the acquisition of the Nokia Devices and Services (NDS) business, in addition to a restructuring charge of $780 million.

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Interesting (to me) was that revenues for the same quarter in 2014 were $23.4 billion, or 5% higher. I don't follow MSFT that closely - read: almost not at all - but isn't it unusual for their revenues to fall?

At least to date, OS and Office revenue is somewhat dependent on those products' ship cycles. A recently released new version (or the end of support for an old version) generally drives upgrades which mean revenue fluctuates up and down not just on a seasonal basis but over a longer timeframe.

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