The slow-starting iPod competitor suffered a miserable holiday selling scene, with revenues down 54%, according to regulatory filings from the company, an overall decrease of $100 million for the three months ended Dec. 31.
Of course, Apple, too, suffered iPod-related losses over the holiday quarter, despite a 3% unit increase. In total, revenues slipped 16% to sales of $3.37 billion, according to filings.
The downturn raises the possibility that Microsoft might just stop making Zunes, a move raised by Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in
The news follows a round of Microsoft layoffs expected to reach 5,000, the first-ever staff reductions of that size in the company, which will particularly hit the Entertainment and Devices unit—where the Zune group resides.
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