Microsoft's bottom line gets a Windows 7 boost
Wayne Brooker at Thursday 28th January filed under Competitions
"With a boost from the release of
Windows 7,
Microsoft on Thursday said that its quarterly revenue topped $19
billion as the company sold a record number of copies of its operating
system.
The software maker said it earned $6.66 billion, or 74 cents per share, on revenue of $19.02 billion for the three-month period that ended December 31. Those results included revenue deferred from the prior quarter, as the company was preparing for Windows 7 and offering free upgrades to those who bought Windows Vista-based computers. Excluding the deferred revenue, Microsoft said it had revenue of $17.31 billion, and diluted earnings per share would have totaled 60 cents per share."