Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Summary Box: Microsoft 2Q beats amid soft PC sales

In this Jan. 7, 2012 photo, attendees at the National Retail Federation visit a Microsoft display, in New York. Microsoft releases quarterly financial results Thursday, Jan.19, 2012, after the market close. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)FIGHTING TO FLAT: Microsoft battled a weak PC market to post flat earnings in the final quarter of 2011, with net income of $6.62 billion, compared with $6.63 billion a year ago. That's 78 cents per share, better than the 76 cents expected by analysts.


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