Microsoft reported strong growth across many of its business areas in 2012, with over 50,000 additional phones using Windows Phone since January 2012, over 120 billion minutes of calls made on Skype in the first quarter of 2013 (a 58% increase year-over-year), and 19 million Kinect sensors sold since its launch in 2010. Microsoft also saw 25 million new users for Outlook.com since its launch in July 2012, and over 70 million Xbox 360 consoles sold worldwide overall.

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2. Leaving the competition in the dust.
More than 50,000 phones have been “smoked” since the Smoked by
Windows Phone competition began in January 2012 (Source: Windows
Team Blog, May 2012).

3. Where do people turn to keep in touch in 2012?
In the first quarter of FY13, more than 120 billion minutes' worth of calls
were made using Skype, a 58 percent year over year increase
(Source: Skype Finance, October 2012).

4. Riding a ‘wave’ of continued success.
Since it’s launch in November 2010, more than 19 million Kinect sensors
have been sold worldwide (Microsoft Internal, June 2012).

5. Our stores build customer connections face-to-face.
Microsoft is building a more direct connection to its customers, 19.8
million of whom have been welcomed through our retail store doors
(Source: Microsoft Internal, December 2012).

6. A strong start for a new Outlook
Outlook.com has gained 25 million users since its launch in July 2012
(Source: Windows Product Group, November 2012).

7. The Clear Choice
In a blind comparison test of nearly 1000 participants, people chose Bing
web search results over Google nearly 2 to 1. (Based on a comparison of
web search results pane only; excludes ads, Bing’s Snapshot and Social
Search panes and Google’s Knowledge Graph. Learn more at
bingition.com.)

8. Open for business
Windows Store is open to all developers in 120 markets (Source: MSDN
Blog, September 2012).

9. Developing in record numbers
A total of 2,567 developers participated in Microsoft India’s AppFest,
setting a Guinness World Record for “the most participants in a software
development marathon in one location” with their non-stop, 18 hour
coding session. (Source: Windows Team Blog, September 2012).

10. The campaign that keeps on giving.
Microsoft’s U.S. Employee Giving campaign has donated $1 billion
(inclusive of corporate match) to more than 31,000 charities since the
program began in 1983. (Source: Microsoft Internal, October 2012).

11. Millions of users are saying ‘Hello’ to Skype.
On average, Skype has more than 280 million users per month worldwide
(Source: Skype Internal, October 2012).

12. Game on.
More than 70 million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold worldwide since
the product launched (Source: IEB Finance, October 2012).

13. Up, up, and away for file storage.
Over 60 million people store content on SkyDrive every month (Source:
Windows Finance, October 2012).

14. ‘Spawning’ record sales.
Halo 4 earned $220 million in global sales during its first 24 hours of
release (Source: Microsoft Internal, November 2012).

15. A global test drive.
Windows 8 went through 1.24 billion hours of public testing in 190
countries prior to release (Source: Microsoft Internal, October 2012).

16. Developing apps that get start screens going.
From Facebook to Yelp, Windows Phone Marketplace features more than
120,000 apps (Source: Microsoft Internal, December 2012).

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