Surface revenue increased by $398 million, or 56%, in the company’s third fiscal quarter, but phone revenue decreased by $662 million or 47%, on the sale of 2.3 million Lumia phones and 15.7 million other phones.
“With year over year declines in revenue and profit, Microsoft’s smartphone presence in the market is now drawing a morbid curiosity-like interest from investors and journalist in just how poorly the company is doing and how much further its efforts can tank.”