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    I like how they make 750 MILLLION dollars and only 50 of that is profit. That means there's 700 million in expenses to cover. I'd love to see how much of that is broken into R&D, server support, and all the other companies costs.

    Nov 04, 2010 6:29pm PDT
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    I like how they make 750 MILLLION dollars and only 50 of that is profit. That means there's 700 million ... : bigdady92

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      http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ACTI/1057646052x0x415605/b8a67ded-a399-4621-9c49-02b76652d0b3/Pres... : nisolider
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        WoW is almost 30% of actiblizz's revenue.... : nisolider
        • Looking at that report, for the 9 months ending Sept 30, 2010, Activision had an income of -$88 million w... : briktal
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        26% corporate tax rate for a multi-billion-dollar company located in the USA? That seems amazingly low. : mopic42
        • They should do what Google and others do. Ship money offshore through Ireland to some island state and pa... : te[R]rorThis person is cool!
    • Yeah, only banking 50M on 750M revenues sounds super-low to me. : el0j
    • it doesnt mean they had 700mil in real expenses. you could for example just allocate a couple of 100mil t... : sk0
    • Activision, R&D? Gamers like CoD, Gamers will pay out the nose for DLC. Done! They can thank me wit... : TheDaFox
    • The biggest cost would be salaries. What I'd be concerned about, as a PC gamer, is how much of Blizzard's... : te[R]rorThis person is cool!
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      Considering the layoffs and corporate losses in the gaming world we read about each week I am sure almost... : dookiebot
      • Unfortunately not every gaming company can have WoW. : briktal
    • A few things to keep in mind here: Financial reports are not the same as what they will submit to the ... : daggotThis person is cool!