Microsoft reported higher than expected earnings Thursday, with Windows 7 license sales up despite the company’s plan to release a new version of its desktop operating system later this year. The company’s PC division gained 4 percent from a year ago, earning $4.6 billion in revenue. The gain was in part thanks to an uptick in businesses buying Windows 7 licenses, Microsoft said. Forty percent of enterprise desktop PCs worldwide now run on Windows 7, the company stated. Overall, Microsoft posted revenue of $17.41 billion for its third fiscal quarter, a 6 percent jump from the year before.
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Windows Puts Microsoft 2 Steps Ahead, Xbox 1 Step Behind
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani April 20, 2012 10:51 AMMicrosoft reported higher than expected earnings Thursday, with Windows 7 license sales up despite the company’s plan to release a new version of its desktop operating system later this year. The company’s PC division gained 4 percent from a year ago, earning $4.6 billion in revenue. The gain was in part thanks to an uptick in businesses buying Windows 7 licenses, Microsoft said. Forty percent of enterprise desktop PCs worldwide now run on Windows 7, the company stated. Overall, Microsoft posted revenue of $17.41 billion for its third fiscal quarter, a 6 percent jump from the year before.