Apple exceeds expectations as iPhone sales jump, while Microsoft slows down. Cupertino's third-quarter net income jumped 12% to $7,75 billion; revenues, on the other hand, increased 6% to $37,4 billion, while gross margin was 39,4%, compared with 36,9% recorded in the same quarter a year ago.
International sales accounted for 59% of quarterly revenue: Apple has sold 35,2 million iPhones, 13% more than last year, and 13,3 million iPads. The apple thus launches itself with optimism in the bet of an iPhone with a large screen.
On the other hand, the quarter of was negative Microsoft: Net income fell 7,1% to $4,61 billion on revenues of $23,38 billion, up 18% from last year. Weighing on Redmond's accounts is Nokia, whose negative impact overshadows the strong performance of Windows, Office and other software. “I'm proud that our aggressive cloud push is paying off,” says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella nonetheless.
