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Microsoft to Wall Street: Analyze This

in News on October 28, 2010 at 1:15 pm PT

Microsoft reported earnings for the first quarter of the company’s fiscal 2011, and they were record-breaking despite the pessimism of analysts who have been downgrading its stock lately. Earnings per share were 62 cents on revenue of $16.2 billion, better than the 55 cents per share on $15.8 billion in revenue that analysts had been expecting.

Report: Microsoft May or May Not Announce Layoffs

in News on January 2, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

With the economy continuing to sour and consumer tech spending slowing, speculation is running rampant that Microsoft may soon join the sad conga line of tech companies announcing layoffs. According to an unsubstantiated, poorly sourced report currently making the rounds, Redmond is steeling itself for a massive staff reduction.