What’s your revenue potential? How much can your business make from virtualization, software and mobility? Microsoft has introduced a series of partner profitability tools to answer those questions. Do the tools work? Hmmm.

Admittedly, The VAR Guy blogs all day and leaves the company finances to a business partner (thank heavens). But our resident blogger bets plenty of solutions providers are willing to give Microsoft’s partner profitability tools a try.

Of course, Microsoft’s motivations aren’t pure: The company’s profitability tools are meant to guide solutions providers toward Microsoft’s Software+Services solutions.

Nevertheless, there’s no harm in trying a free tool. Is there?

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