Thursday April 26, 4:10 pm ET
Robust demand for Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system drives 72% growth in earnings per share.
500k 360's shipped WW
$315M loss in the H&E Division
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REDMOND, Wash., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) today announced revenue of $14.40 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, a 32% increase over the same period of the prior year. This revenue drove record profits with operating income of $6.59 billion and net income of $4.93 billion. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter grew 72% to $0.50, and included $0.02 in tax benefits and $0.01 in legal charges.
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Il software Microsoft per PC porta la società ad avere profitti record alla chiusura dall'anno fiscale. In ambito console nei primi tre mesi del 2007 sono state vendute solamente 500.000 xbox360 worldwide, e la divisione H&E accusa perdite per 315 milioni di dollari.