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Microsoft hit after earnings and forecast miss
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| Shares of Microsoft Corp. dropped more than 6% in after-hours trading after
| the software giant posted a fiscal fourth-quarter profit that fell short of
| Wall Street's estimates as it forecast lower-than-expected revenue for the
| following quarter.
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http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/17/technology/microsoft_earnings/?postversion=2008071717
As usual, Microsoft plays games with the numbers. Having acquired companies (a
loss of savings), it wants people to watch just raw revenue. It could reach
debt when the cash cows suffocate.
Last quarter:
Microsoft sees slide in profits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7366106.stm
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