[Am-info] Microsoft profits push higher

[John J. Urbaniak]

As far as I'm concerned, *all* of Microsoft's revenue is "unearned."

John


Erick Andrews wrote:

> I wonder if this is just more of MS's "cookie jar" accounting?
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> "The world's biggest software maker, Microsoft, has reported a 6% increase
> in quarterly profits."
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> ...
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> "But Microsoft stock was sharply down in after-hours trading, as traders
> digested the numbers.
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> "Some investors were concerned that the company had signed far fewer
> new contracts with corporate customers than it expected, hitting its
> "unearned revenue" figures."
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> ...
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3209579.stm
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> Erick Andrews
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