Software giant Microsoft rings up multibillion dollar profit gain
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REDMOND, Washington, Oct 21  - The world&#39;s biggest software company, Microsoft Corp, said Thursday 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 said Thursday that it had surpassed $50 billion in annual revenue, while saying quarterly profits were up seven percent on brisk Vista sales.
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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  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. , 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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Microsoft today reported first quarter 2005 revenue of $9.19 billion and net income of $2.9 billion, figures that exceeded the company's guidance from July.
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Microsoft Corp.'s fiscal fourth-quarter profit edged up 7 percent despite a hefty charge to cover the cost of defective Xbox 360 video game consoles.
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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  signaled confidence to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year earnings outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.
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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  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 Corp. MSFT.O, the world's  largest software maker, on Thursday said its quarterly profit  climbed as sales rose, but the company's revenue forecast for  the current quarter fell below Wall Street estimates.
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Microsoft Corp  posted a rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by healthy demand for personal computers loaded with its Windows operating system and strong sales of its "Halo 3" video game.
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Microsoft Corp lifted its full-year estimates on Thursday after posting a 23 percent rise in quarterly profit on strong demand for both computers running its operating system and "Halo 3," sending its shares up 12 percent.
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Microsoft posted solid growth in quarterly sales and profit on Thursday, buoyed by strong holiday sales of personal computers and video games.
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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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Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest software maker, on Thursday said its quarterly profit climbed as sales rose, but the company&#39;s revenue forecast