... better than the outcome expectations of analysts. From July to September. Microsoft's turnover amounted to nearly 12.95 billion. It's about 14 percent. less than a year before. Despite a slightly lower quarterly net income was nearly 15 percent. more than three months earlier. The third quarter of 2009, corresponding to the first three months of the financial year the group, Microsoft closed the revenue of 12.92 billion dollars. Operating profit amounted to 4.48 billion and net profit - 3.57 billion. For comparison, in the first quarter of the previous year, the Microsoft settlement, operating profit and net income were 25 percent. and 18 percent. higher. In a quarterly earnings section of Windows and Windows Live amounted to 2.62 billion and were almost a third lower than last year. By contrast, the turnover department server solutions Microsoft practically has not changed in a year and amounted to approximately $ 3.4 billion. Approximately 1.89 billion revenue totaled group in Redmond on the business of entertainment.

According to the group's impact on reducing the financial result has as postpone the proceeds of the pre-licensing of Windows 7 for computer manufacturers, and Windows 7 Upgrade. Related to the deferred income was estimated at 1.47 billion dollars. The company also intends to continue efforts to reduce operating costs. In a fiscal year to be lower than the 26.5 billion dollars. It is worth noting that in the previous financial year net profit exceeded Microsoft's U.S. $ 14.5 billion in revenues amounting to approximately 58.5 billion dollars.