Microsoft revealed a patchy fourth quarter of 2014 when the company detailed its earnings on Monday. Revenue was up, but profits slipped down. The company revealed that the Surface tablet series and the Lumia smartphone business are doing well without being huge successes.
With Windows 10 announced in full, Redmond is entering a new era, but it is an uncertain one. The company increased revenue from $24.5 billion in 2013 to $26.5 billion at the end of 2014. However, profits slipped by 9% to $5.86 billion (down from $6.56 billion), but Microsoft says that is because of the strengthening dollar impacting foreign markets and the purchase of Nokia Devices and Services for $7 billion. The company's smartphone business (Lumia devices) brought in $2 billion in revenue.
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