Report: PC sales jump in Vista's debut week
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Retailers experience a big bump following five weeks of slow sales, according to a report.
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Demand for personal computers loaded with its Windows operating system and strong sales of its Halo 3 video game helped lift Microsoftâs quarterly profit to $4.29 billion.
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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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By LEE GOMES The Wall Street Journal  The launch of Microsoft's new Vista operating system Tuesday was supposed to put Windows in the limelight.
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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.
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Windows, Office software lead Microsoft to record stronger-than-expected sales, as online rival Google stumbles.
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Microsoft reported Thursday that first-quarter net income rose 11% and revenue 12%, due to strong server-software demand and steady sales of PCs that run its products.
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Microsoft Corp. is expected to report a sharp rise in quarterly profit Thursday, boosted by surging revenue as strong computer sales drive demand for its Windows operating system and Office software.
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More is good Microsoft has published pricing for Windows Vista - and things are looking up for PC manufacturers hoping consumers will start buying shiny new Vista-ready computers.â¦
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A surge in sales of Windows-based PCs and laptops, prompted by the release of Vista, could push down Apple's market share in the first quarter of the year, according to Piper Jaffrey analyst Gene Munster.
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Microsoft Corp. , the world's largest software maker, on Thursday said its first quarter profit climbed as personal computer sales and business demand fueled higher sales.
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Strong sales of new and old products alike led Microsoft to its fastest first-quarter growth in seven years with the company reporting growth in all five business segments and both revenue and EPS (earnings per share) that beat analyst expectations.
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Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday it  expects to sell twice as many copies of its new Vista PC  operating system in its first year on sale compared with the  launch of its last major upgrade, Windows XP, in 2001.
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As expected, the PC industry is ready with new Vista computers after years of delays. But the immediate impact on the PC market could be muted.
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Get your desktop computer for just Â£9,999 Vista only hit the shelves yesterday, but Microsoft's new operating system has already sent shockwaves through the PC retail industry.â¦
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PC vendor Acer sees strong first-quarter PC sales on Vista, CPU war.
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The release of Microsoft Corp.'s   much-anticipated Windows Vista operating system will  drive $40 billion in economic activity and create 100,000 new  jobs in six European countries next year, a study said on  Thursday.