Microsoft rings up multibillion dollar profit
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The world&#39;s biggest software company, Microsoft Corporation, said last night that its first quarter profits swelled to $2.9 billion as consumers and businesses pumped up demand for new computers.
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Personal income, boosted by a large dividend payment from computer software giant Microsoft Corp., shot up by a record 3.7 percent in December.
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Microsoft  reported a rise in  quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by strong sales of its  Windows operating system, and the company raised its full-year  profit outlook, sending its shares up 4 percent.
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Microsoft sees strong quarterly profits, following demand for its Halo 3 video game and computers using Windows.
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Microsoft  is expected to  report a sharp rise in quarterly profit this week, boosted by  surging revenue as strong computer sales drive demand for its  Windows operating system and Office software.
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Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit topped analysts' expectations and climbed 79 percent, buoyed by rising sales of Windows-based personal computers.
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Microsoft Corp  signaled confidence to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year profit outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.
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REDMOND, United States : The world&#39;s biggest software company, Microsoft Corp, said that its first quarter profits swelled to 2.9 billion dollars as consumers and businesses pumped up demand for new computers.
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Microsoft made almost $3 billion in profit in the past quarter, but it was Google that captured investors&#39; fancy yesterday. The current and former Wall Street darlings reported their earnings after the stock
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Microsoft Corp.  eked out a gain in quarterly net profit despite a $1 billion charge to pay for repairs to its Xbox 360 game consoles, and the company slightly raised full-year earnings and revenue forecasts.
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Microsoft said its fiscal second-quarter profit topped analystsâ expectations and climbed 79 percent, buoyed by rising sales of Windows-based personal computers.
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Microsoft Corp. said its fiscal first-quarter earnings rose 11 percent, beating analysts&#39; expectations, as the company benefited from stronger-than-expected computer and server shipments.
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Microsoft said Thursday that its fiscal second-quarter earnings rose sharply, beating Wall Street estimates, amid strong demand for the company's server products and heavy holiday sales of its Halo 2 video game.
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Microsoft Corp. , the world's largest software maker, on Thursday reported that its quarterly profit doubled on stronger demand for personal computers and video games as well as lower costs.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.Oon Thursday  said its quarterly profit climbed as revenue rose 12 percent,  but its shares fell as investors failed to account for the  effect of the expensing of stock-based compensation in  assessing the earnings.
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MICROSOFT said first revenues were up by 12 per cent as the software company benefited from stronger-than-expected computer and server shipments.
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Demand for the Vista Windows system and other products helps Microsoft to quarterly profits of $3.03bn, up 11% on last year.