Microsoft reported a mixed performance on Friday for its second quarter ending Dec. 31. Earnings were essentially flat compared with the same period last year. The company reported a profit of $6.62 billion, or 78 cents a share, on $20.89 billion in revenue. For the same period a year ago, Microsoft reported a profit of $6.63 billion on $19.95 billion in revenue. More worrisome, though, was the downward trend in sales of its flagship Windows operating system.
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Microsoft's Mixed Q2 and Its 'Philosophy Problem'
Posted by: Erika Morphy January 21, 2012 05:00 AMMicrosoft reported a mixed performance on Friday for its second quarter ending Dec. 31. Earnings were essentially flat compared with the same period last year. The company reported a profit of $6.62 billion, or 78 cents a share, on $20.89 billion in revenue. For the same period a year ago, Microsoft reported a profit of $6.63 billion on $19.95 billion in revenue. More worrisome, though, was the downward trend in sales of its flagship Windows operating system.