Kara Swisher in News on July 5, 2012 at 1:31 pm PT
For goodness sake, Yahoo board: Pick already!
Kara Swisher in News on December 27, 2011 at 4:12 am PT
Let’s throw a few more names on the fire!
Kara Swisher in News on April 22, 2010 at 1:27 pm PT
With much easier comparisons due to a devastating period last year and an upswing in PC sales, Microsoft posted solid third-quarter earnings today after the markets closed.
The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant said it had revenue of $14.5 billion in the quarter ended March 31, a six percent rise from a year ago. Net income was $4.01 billion, or 45 cents a share.
That handily beat Wall Street expectations of $14.4 billion and 42 cents a share.
Kara Swisher in News on January 28, 2010 at 2:40 pm PT
It was back to normal for Microsoft, at least if you looked at its stellar results in the second quarter, which the software giant reported earlier today.
BoomTown liveblogged the company’s call with Wall Street analysts, which began at 2:30 pm PT today.
It was hard to tell if Microsoft–which has been one of the grumpier tech companies publicly, due to its weaker results over the last year–would start to put on a happy face or not.
Kara Swisher in News on November 24, 2009 at 2:15 pm PT
Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell is leaving the software giant at the end of the year and will be replaced by longtime Microsoft finance exec Peter Klein.
A Microsoft spokesman said Liddell wants to pursue jobs beyond his finance role outside the company.
BoomTown always enjoyed his adorkable New Zealand accent, even when it was talking econalypse 24/7.
I have no idea what Klein sounds like, but he currently serves as CFO of Microsoft’s Business Division, which is one of the company’s largest units.
Kara Swisher in News on October 23, 2009 at 7:42 am PT
Well, well, well, that financial imp at Microsoft–CFO Chris Liddell–pulled a fast one on Wall Street and turned in first-quarter earnings that blew away all estimates and even whisper numbers.
BoomTown liveblogged the morning conference call, which took place at 7:30 am PT–thanks for the Kiwi-laced wake-up call, Chris!
While revenue and net income in Q1 were down significantly from the same period a year ago, they were not as bad as investors expected.
Which apparently passes for terrific these days!
John Paczkowski in News on October 23, 2009 at 5:31 am PT
What a nice way to top off an already big week.
Posting first-quarter financials before market opening this morning, Microsoft said it earned 40 cents a share on revenue of $12.92 billion, besting analyst estimates that had called for a profit of 32 cents a share and revenue of $12.4 billion.
Nonetheless, the software giant still saw both profits and revenue decline for the third quarter in a row.
Kara Swisher in News on October 23, 2009 at 1:03 am PT
Microsoft has had a high-profile week, between launching its new Windows 7 operating system and striking real-time feed partnerships with both Twitter and Facebook.
But Wall Street is not expecting quite as much excitement from the software giant’s first-quarter earnings, which will be announced before the markets open this morning.
So any beating of expectations would be seen as a big deal by investors.
Kara Swisher in News on September 30, 2009 at 1:34 am PT
BoomTown happens to be in the Seattle area today, deep in the heart of Microsoft territory, which apparently is now living in a state of “new normal” according to a declaration by the software giant’s CEO, Steve Ballmer.
Well, it all looks the same to me, but that’s what he said in an “executive e-mail” post yesterday titled “The New Efficiency” about the changes brought on by the econalypse.
Of course, it’s also a new buzzword for the company’s upcoming Windows 7 rollout, complete with a Web site.
Now, that’s efficient!
Meanwhile, Microsoft revealed in a proxy filing that the direct compensation of its top execs in 2009 had been slashed.
Kara Swisher in News on August 6, 2009 at 4:12 am PT
It’s hard to know what to think of the economy’s direction, even if you are trying to glean some knowledge from those whom you imagine might know a thing or two about it.
Indeed, if you listened to a variety of tech and media execs talk about what its status is of late, it’s a wonder we can get out of the woods, since no one knows exactly where we are in them.