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TERRIBLE QUARTER! Only 65% Profit Increase!
Obviously Windows Vista is a failure... Oops:

Microsoft started selling its newest operating system, Windows Vista, to consumers at the end of January. Its "client" division, responsible for Windows, brought in $5.27 billion in sales, 67 percent higher than a year ago.

Analysts estimate Microsoft deferred $1 billion to $1.5 billion in Windows Vista revenue to the third quarter, to account for upgrade coupons given to PC buyers during the holiday season, before the consumer launch of the new operating system.

Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell said the "excellent quarter" was because of better-than-expected sales of Vista and Office.

Liddell said Vista beat internal forecasts by $300 million to $400 million, and Office 2007 sales were $200 million better than expected.

The client division sales "are surprisingly ahead of where we thought they would come in," said Sid Parakh, an analyst at McAdams Wright Ragen. "They indicate Vista is doing fine."
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Doing well...  justanitguy | 04/26/07
Not bad, but....  itpro_z | 04/26/07
Did I call this or what?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/26/07
Yes, as you called, Microsoft beat its public predictions.  Anton Philidor | 04/26/07
TERRIBLE QUARTER! Only 65% Profit Increase!  marksashton | 04/26/07
And How Many Switched Back To XP????  itanalyst | 04/26/07
Give it up already!  ye | 04/26/07
Who cares?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/26/07
Just like they don't tell you how many switched  John Zern | 04/26/07
Could be...  ITGuy04 | 04/26/07
Nah  roaming | 04/26/07
SQL Server 2005 tanking? Novell Saves Office 2007  mighetto | 04/26/07
What is it with you and SQL?  John Zern | 04/26/07
Oracle is competitive with SQL  ITGuy04 | 04/27/07
Still searching for Gray. Profesionals protect their own  mighetto | 04/27/07
Office, Vista launches boost Microsoft sales  Loverock Davidson | 04/26/07
What a laugh!  linux for me | 04/26/07
Might want to re-word that last sentence  John Zern | 04/26/07
No, I think he got it just right.  Zeppo9191 | 04/30/07
In awe...  GuyAlanDye | 04/27/07
Less product, higher cost than previous  ITGuy04 | 04/27/07
In awe  Swimbare | 04/30/07
Make money messing up others  forlight22 | 04/27/07
If you bought it, then you're a part of the situation  Boot_Agnostic | 04/30/07
Vista Blista  Swimbare | 04/30/07

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