Wow. Just bought the Carbon Cub too, a but surprised to say the least. Flight seems like one bad management decision after another. Like others, I can only hope MS releases an SDK and some 3rd party devs start pumping out addons. Flight has a great graphics engine, it really has (had?) the potential to surpass FSX.

If all is confirmed; it was a financial decision, and I cant say in the end of the day that it was an altogether shocking one. Earlier today, I was thinking that based on community response and behavior, if I was MS I would be thinking of backing away from this market as well. In another thread, I opined that Microsoft had yet to commit to flight, and that it showed. The combination of unwillingness to commit and an unattractive market was always dangerous.

For me the deathwatch of Flight started the day that MS placed it on Steam. MS does not give up a market willingly, unless they are trying to recoup loses. The fact that it posted its first loss ever indicated that non performing products would be given the axe.

 

Neither, I fear.

 

Not P3D because of the licensing limitation, unless MS departing the flying-game category triggers a clause that permits LM to market it as entertainment.

 

And for all it's improvements, XP seems years away from that. I have not tried XP10, true, but past versions were just weird.

 

My prediction is that MS will enter in an agreement with Lockheed Martin to sell P3D as an entertainment product. MS gets an updated FSX and does not need to pay for developers to keep it current.

I have not tried XP10, true, but past versions were just weird.

 

Why not ? X-Plane is an awesome flight simulator and you can find a free demo.

 

You'll find some of my screen shots here:

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/363752-vfr-test-flight/

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/368108-sbach-300-xtreme-fun/

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/364546-vfr-to-nancy/

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/365689-t-28-trojan-in-france/

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/378344-flying-around-hawaii-with-the-sequoia-falco/

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/375847-random-shots-from-yesterday/

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/371516-king-air-c90b/

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/363688-alsace-and-clouds/

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/336986-las-vegas-to-tucson/

 

Happy flying.

I picked up on this at the beginging of the month and worried that history was going to repeat itself....

 

 

Microsoft Announces Non-Cash Accounting Charge

July 02, 2012

 

REDMOND, Wash. — July 2, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that it will take a non-cash, non-tax-deductible income statement charge for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012 for the impairment of goodwill in its Online Services Division segment, mostly related to its 2007 aQuantive, Inc., acquisition.

 

Under accounting guidelines, companies are required to conduct an annual goodwill impairment test for each business unit. Goodwill arises in an acquisition when the fair value paid for a business exceeds the value of the identifiable net assets. The goodwill in the Online Services Division was substantially the result of the 2007 acquisition of aQuantive. As a result of its 2012 impairment review, Microsoft has determined that a write down of its Online Services Division goodwill of approximately $6.2 billion is required.

 

Bing search share in the U.S. has been increasing, revenue per search (RPS) has been growing, MSN is the No. 1 portal in 29 markets worldwide and the company’s partnership with Yahoo! has continued to expand geographically. While the Online Services Division business has been improving, the company’s expectations for future growth and profitability are lower than previous estimates.

 

Microsoft completed its acquisition of aQuantive on Aug. 13, 2007, in an all-cash transaction valued at just over $6.3 BILLION . While the aQuantive acquisition continues to provide tools for Microsoft’s online advertising efforts, the acquisition did not accelerate growth to the degree anticipated, contributing to the write down.

 

Microsoft does not expect this accounting write down to affect its ongoing business or financial performance.

 

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

The End of Flight?