Microsoft Corporation
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Microsoft faces high stakes with Windows 7 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 10 hours 11 minutes ago
But collaboration between Toshiba and Microsoft on the newest version of the Redmond, Wash.-based company's flagship Windows software, dubbed Windows 7, was far more involved than it had been in the past - highlighting a need to dull memories of the product's flawed predecessor, and to bolster the fortunes of both Microsoft and the many technology companies that depend on it.
Critical Alerts for Microsoft, State Street, J.C. Penney, Netflix, and Mead Johnson Released by Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 14 hours 35 minutes ago
Critical Alerts for Microsoft, State Street, J.C. Penney, Netflix, and Mead Johnson... Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: Microsoft Corporation , State Street Corp. , J.C. Penney Company, Inc. , Netflix...
Tech stocks jump as Amazon, Microsoft soar - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 21 hours 17 minutes ago
U.S. stocks start near flat; tech shares rally
Microsoft profit declines 18% but tops estimates - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 22 hours 8 minutes ago
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Chip downgrades lead broad tech-sector losses - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 19 hours 32 minutes ago
Dhanda said he made the moves because of "unfavorable indications from our cyclical framework," that suggest semiconductor inventory levels may be about to exceed the market's demand.
Soaring Amazon and Microsoft boost tech sector - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 20 hours 44 minutes ago
The Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index /quotes/comstock/10t!msh.x (MSH 547.81, +3.72, +0.68%) also was up 1%.
Microsoft gains in search, rivals decline: report - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 16 hours 39 minutes ago
Smithfield shares surge as hog outlook brightens
Yahoo's Bartz expects Microsoft deal approval by Q1 2010 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 3 hours 52 minutes ago
"There is no delay," Bartz told reporters at an event in Singapore. "We expect (the deal) in the first quarter."
Microsoft, Honeywell, Whirlpool in focus Friday - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 22 hours 8 minutes ago
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Microsoft to fit Facebook, Twitter feeds to Bing - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 16 hours 12 minutes ago
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Enprecis Names Viktor Grabner EVP of Operations [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 22 hours 55 minutes ago
Enprecis, Inc. announced today that Viktor Grabner, a 25-year Microsoft Corporation veteran, will join the company as EVP of Engineering and Operations. In this new role, Viktor will have overall responsibility for design and engineering of the Continuous Quality Insight (CQI) platform and worldwide operations.
Amazon, Microsoft may stay alive in late trades - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 16 hours 6 minutes ago
Shares of Amazon.com Inc. leap to record levels after the online retailer reports a 69% jump in third-quarter earnings. The shares have more than doubled since the start of the year. MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher reports in San Francisco.
Google, Microsoft gain in search as Yahoo declines - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 15 hours 29 minutes ago
J.P. Morgan Chase profit jumps past estimates
Canadian Innovation Exchange Highlights Technology Visionaries As Keynote Speakers [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 21 hours 1 minute ago
The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) is proud to host a premier line-up of innovative visionaries as keynote speakers in its one-day forum December 2, 2009 at the Design Exchange in Toronto.
Microsoft Japan: Seeing strong Windows 7 pre-orders - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 5 hours 59 minutes ago
Yasuyuki Higuchi added that Windows 7 is expected to drive sales of 36 million new PCs in Japan, citing an industry estimate.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Microsoft Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Development Tools, Operating Systems & Utilities Software |
| Website: | http://www.microsoft.com |
Microsoft's ambitions are anything but small. The world's #1 software company provides a variety of products and services, including its ubiquitous Windows operating systems and Office software suite. Microsoft has expanded into markets such as video game consoles, customer relationship management applications, server and storage software, and digital music players. The company has also used selective acquisitions to bulk up its presence in markets such as online advertising, mobile devices, and enterprise software. In 2008 Microsoft made repeated efforts to acquire Yahoo! but was ultimately rebuffed; the two companies would instead sign a deal in 2009 to combine their search operations.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 58,437 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -3.3 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 14,569 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -17.6 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 93,000 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 2.2 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | June |