Microsoft, in case you'd forgotten, remains gigantic. It reported revenue of $13.8 billion for its September quarter, up 27 percent over the same period last year, with operating income of $5.9 billion. In other words, it made more money in profits than Google took in as revenues. Give it a couple of quarters, and it could buy the rest of Facebook just with the cash gushing out of its Windows and Office franchises. [Microsoft PressPass]