Microsoft on Thursday posted a net profit up 35% to 4.006 billion dollars for the third quarter of fiscal offset, and a turnover of 14.5 billion dollars, which increased 6% year on year.
"Windows 7 contiune to be a tool for growth, but we also see strong growth for Bing, Xbox Live, and the emerging markets of" cloud services, "said Peter Klein, CFO of Microsoft, said in a statement issued after -Exchange on Thursday.He added: "Our record revenue in the third quarter is a continuation of our policy of strict cost".
Mircosoft expects 2010 operating expenses between $ 26.1 billion and 26.3 billion dollars.
On Wednesday, Apple and Yahoo recorded profits for 3.07 billion dollars (89.5%) and 310.19 million dollars, the first for the second quarter 2010 and second in the first quarter of 2010. As for their sales, they amounted to 13.5 billion (+48.7%) and 1.6 billion (1%).
At the NYSE, Microsoft shares closed up 0.19% to 31.39 dollars in a market up 0.09%.