More gouging going on in other industries, >30% profits, time for govt
controls on personal computer market (computers have become an economic
necessity).
--R
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/28/technology/28soft.html?pagewanted=print
October 28, 2005
Microsoft Says Profit Rose 24%
By JOHN MARKOFF
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27 - Microsoft
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rode a wave of global strength in the personal computer market to report
growth in profit and sales in the first quarter of its 2006 fiscal year,
slightly exceeding analysts' expectations.
Microsoft, the world's largest software publisher, said Thursday that
quarterly revenue was $9.74 billion, 6 percent higher than $9.19 billion
in the quarter last year. Earnings rose 24 percent, to $3.14 billion, or
29 cents a share, from $2.53 billion, or 23 cents a share, a year earlier.
