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Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch for Declining Share Price

Microsoft holds the bottom line better than most, doesn’t it? As expected, the software bellwether posted profit gain and sales growth that topped Wall Street analysts’ estimates when it reported first-quarter results after market close Thursday.

“We feel extremely good about our relative competitive position and our ability to continue outgrowing IT spend,” said Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell. “We believe our exceptionally strong cash flow, product pipeline and financial strength will allow us to weather economic conditions well.”

That said, the company’s not hedging its bets. It trimmed its outlook. For the fiscal year ending June 2009, Microsoft (MSFT) predicts revenue of $64.9 billion to $66.4 billion, where it had previously forecast $66.5 billion.

Microsoft shares are on the rise following the news.

Twitter’s Tanking

December 30, 2013 at 6:49 am PT

2013 Was a Good Year for Chromebooks

December 29, 2013 at 2:12 pm PT

BlackBerry Pulls Latest Twitter for BB10 Update

December 29, 2013 at 5:58 am PT

Apple CEO Tim Cook Made $4.25 Million This Year

December 28, 2013 at 12:05 pm PT

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I think the NSA has a job to do and we need the NSA. But as (physicist) Robert Oppenheimer said, “When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and argue about what to do about it only after you’ve had your technical success. That is the way it was with the atomic bomb.”

— Phil Zimmerman, PGP inventor and Silent Circle co-founder, in an interview with Om Malik