Found this on wininformant.com and found the StarWars reference amusing...
Who won that war???
Microsoft Announces Quarterly Earning. Yeah, They Still Rule the Earth
Microsoft's quarterly earnings announcements are becoming rote descriptions of
a company dominating its industry. ("Destroyed Alderaan? Check. Sending scouts
to Dantooine to search for rebel base? Check.") However, this month held a few
surprises. The company reported revenues of $7.25 billion, an 11 percent gain,
year-over-year, and operating income of $2.19 billion after a charge of $796
million for its settlement with AOL Time Warner; last year, it was $2.87
billion. In short, they make a lot of money but, interestingly, the company
actually missed analysts' estimates by a small margin. But what's really
interesting is that Microsoft now breaks down its earnings by product group.
And sadly, for the company's detractors, all of those groups had
higher-than-expected earnings. The server division, for example, saw revenues
jump 17 percent thanks largely to Windows Server and SQL Server revenues. MSN
had record revenues, growing 25 percent. And even the Home and Entertainment
division, which handles the Xbox, experienced 8 percent growth, with
Microsoft's game console reaching 9.4 users worldwide' the company now expects
the Xbox to hit sales of about 15 million by next June. Business outlook, as
usual, was predictable. ("Closing in on Yavin's fourth moon? Check.")
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Matthew Carpenter
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Enterprise Information Systems
* Network Service Appliances
* Network Consulting, Integration & Support
* Web Integration and E-Business
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