News Source: The Economic Times
| about 1 month ago
Microsoft's results are closely tied to sales of PCs, which rose in the latest quarter by about 2 per cent after two quarters of declines. The company did not include any pre-sales of Windows 7 in its latest results, offering the hope that the...
News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
Software maker Microsoft reported a drop in net income of 18 per cent in the latest quarter. Profit dropped to $3.6 billion US, or 40 cents per share, compared to $4.4 billion, or 48 cents per share, in the same period in 2008.
News Source: Independent
| about 1 month ago
Microsoft posted a smaller drop in profit than analysts estimated after slashing costs to make up for falling sales. First-quarter net income fell to $3.57bn, beating the 32-cent average estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner
| about 1 month ago
AP Photo/Paul Connors) Packages of Microsoft's newly-released operating system, Windows 7, are lined up for purchase inside the company's first retail store grand opening Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Microsoft Corp. said Friday its...
News Source: Star Tribune
| about 1 month ago
Microsoft's profit fell 18 percent in the last quarter, partly because it deferred revenue to let summertime PC buyers get free upgrades to Windows 7, which launched Thursday. The upgrade program meant that Microsoft counted only about half of its...