How Microsoft spends its money online
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Microsoft's online spending plans will be a central topic today at the company's annual meeting with financial analysts, as detailed in this post yesterday.
But how has the company's Online Services Business been spending its money so far? With the meeting about to begin, here are a few charts I've put together, breaking down expenses and results in the division, derived from Microsoft's earnings reports.
Microsoft has been spending more and more on its online initiatives, but that spending isn't yet evident in the key search market.