Past three months were a rollercoaster for Microsoft: Ad spending down, PCs and gaming flat, cloud climbing amid work-from-home demand

Microsoft on Wednesday revealed its financial figures for the past three virus-addled months – and there was some up, and some down. Or as the Windows giant bluntly put it: "COVID-19 had minimal net impact on the total company revenue." With much of the world under lockdown by the end of the quarter and millions urged to work …

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Well, it's good to see Microsoft still has time to rename all their office 365 products, thus keeping us on our toes. It seems to be part of a general effort to keep us confused, and waste time explaining the name change to our customers.