Microsoft Money Report

Apr 29, 2026, 20:43
GlobalFinance

Introduction

Microsoft has new financial results. The company is growing in AI and cloud services, but gaming is down.

Main Body

Microsoft makes a lot of money from AI and cloud services. Cloud revenue is $54.5 billion. The company spent $31.9 billion on new computers and data centers to help AI grow. Xbox and gaming hardware made less money. Xbox hardware sales fell by 33%. Some leaders left the company. Now, Asha Sharma leads the gaming team. She is changing the prices for Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft is changing how it works. The company wants to work faster. In April, about 7% of workers in the US left the company to save money.

Conclusion

Microsoft is growing fast in AI. This helps the company even though gaming is doing poorly.

Learning

⚡ The 'Up or Down' Pattern

In business English (A2), we describe changes using simple opposites. Look at how the article describes Microsoft:

Going Up (Positive)

  • Growing →\rightarrow (Getting bigger)
  • Makes a lot of money →\rightarrow (High profit)

Going Down (Negative)

  • Down →\rightarrow (Less than before)
  • Fell →\rightarrow (Decreased/Dropped)
  • Doing poorly →\rightarrow (Not successful)

💡 Word Swap: 'Money' Words

Beginners often only use the word "Money." To reach A2, use these specific words found in the text:

  1. Revenue →\rightarrow All the money a company gets.
  2. Spent →\rightarrow Money that goes away to buy things.
  3. Save →\rightarrow Keeping money instead of spending it.

Example: "Microsoft spent money on computers to increase its revenue."

Vocabulary Learning

money (n.)
cash / money現金；錢
Example:I need some money to buy a book.
new (adj.)
recent / new新的；新近的
Example:She bought a new car.
company (n.)
business / company公司；商業機構
Example:The company hired new staff.
growing (adj.)
expanding / growing成長的；增長的
Example:The growing company is popular.
gaming (n.)
playing video games / gaming遊戲；玩遊戲
Example:He enjoys gaming on his phone.
sales (n.)
selling of goods / sales銷售；銷售額
Example:The sales increased this month.
fell (v.)
decreased / fell下跌；下降
Example:The price fell by ten percent.
prices (n.)
costs of goods / prices價格；價錢
Example:The prices are high today.
workers (n.)
employees / workers工人；雇員
Example:Workers finished the project.
save (v.)
keep for later / save節省；存錢
Example:She can save money by buying in bulk.
fast (adj.)
quick / fast快速的；迅速的
Example:He runs fast.
doing (v.)
performing an action / doing做；執行
Example:She is doing her homework.