Microsoft May Drop If It Misses ‘Whisper Number’ (Update1)
BusinessWeek
Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. may beat analysts’ estimates for fourth-quarter earnings and still see its shares decline after reporting results later today, ISI Group’s Heather Bellini said. Traders’ so-called whisper number is abo...
Microsoft lawyer: Google may face antitrust queries over search ...
CNBC
BRUSSELS - Microsoft Corp.'s top lawyer said Monday that Google will inevitably have to answer questions about its huge market share in selling advertisements linked to results from its search engine. Microsoft's general counsel Brad Smith ...
Microsoft Says Google’s Phone Plan ‘Very Difficult’ to Pull Off
BusinessWeek
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp.’s Robbie Bach, head of the division that makes mobile-phone programs, said Google Inc. will have a hard time attracting partners to its wireless software after introducing its own handset. Google starte...
Microsoft: Google likely to face questions on ad market share
Seattle Times
Microsoft Corp.'s top lawyer said Monday that Google will inevitably have to answer questions about its huge market share in selling advertisements linked to results from its search engine. Microsoft Corp.'s top lawyer said Monday that Goog...
Google attack highlights "zero-day" black market
Denver Post
The attackers waltzed into victims' computers, like burglars with a key to the back door, by exploiting such a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser. Microsoft rushed out a fix after learning of the attack.
Microsoft Announces Upcoming Events for the Financial Community
MSN Money
REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced participation in the following upcoming events with the financial community. Interested parties can view a webcast of these events on Microsoft's Investor Rel...
Ahead of the Bell: ISM manufacturing index
CNBC
For example, Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that it expects corporations to start gradually spending more on technology this year. Sales of its PCs to consumers jumped in its most recent quarter thanks to offerings of cheap laptops and netbo...
Microsoft Reports Record Second-Quarter Results
Microsoft PressPass
REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 28, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today announced record revenue of $19.02 billion for the second quarter ended Dec. 31, 2009, a 14% increase from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted ea...
U.S. Stock Futures Rally on GDP, Microsoft, Amazon.com Results
Bloomberg
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock futures advanced after the government said the economy grew last quarter at the fastest pace in six years and earnings topped analyst estimates at Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Intel Corp., Bank of Am...
Microsoft: Windows 7, PC rebound boost quarterly earnings
San Jose Mercury News
SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its earnings in the most recent quarter jumped 60 percent, helped by a rebound in personal computer sales. The PC industry bounced back during the 2009 holiday shopping season after one of its roughes...
LexisNexis Announces Lexis for Microsoft Office
Newsblaze.com
professional services industry managing director, Microsoft Corp. Lexis for Microsoft Office will launch for Microsoft Office 2007 in spring 2010, and will be available with Microsoft Office 2010. To access and use these capabilities, users...
Microsoft Aided by Windows, Waits for Business Revival
ABC News
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is expected to report a strong jump in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by the successful launch of Windows 7, but it may not be enough to satisfy demanding investors and push its stock higher. IBM , G...
Microsoft Tops Profit Estimates After Windows 7 Debut (Update1)
Bloomberg
Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. , the world’s largest software maker, reported second-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates after Windows 7 spurred the first sales increase in a year. Second-quarter net income rose 60 percen...
