The US IT giant Microsoft's financial results for the three months until last month were at a low level, with sales growth at just over 1% due to concerns about a global economic slowdown.
On the 24th, Microsoft announced its financial results for the three months from October to December last year.
Sales increased by just over 1% from the same period last year to $52,747 million, or approximately ¥6,850 billion in Japanese yen.
Also, the final profit was down 12% to $16.425 billion, or about 2.13 trillion yen in Japanese yen.
In the background, the demand for personal computers, which had grown due to the coronavirus pandemic, working from home, etc., dropped in reaction, and an increasing number of companies were reconsidering their investment in the IT field due to concerns about an economic slowdown.
Sales of Windows, the basic software for personal computer manufacturers, fell sharply.
Regarding the outlook for future performance, it is possible that sales will decrease as competition with other companies intensifies in all fields.
Microsoft has already announced this month that it will cut 10,000 people, or about 5% of its workforce, due to concerns about an economic slowdown.