Microsoft just posted September quarter earnings, and its online services division continues to burn cash at an alarming rate.

Last quarter, Microsoft's online division reported an operating loss of $560 million on $527 million of revenue. That's worse than the year-ago quarter, when it lost $477 million on $487 million of sales.

At this rate, Microsoft is basically burning $2 billion a year on the Internet.

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