Microsoft fourth-quarter profit up 42 percent!

Strong sales of Office and Windows software help fuel profit!

The division responsible for Microsoft's longtime surefire profit engine,
the Windows operating system, posted a 16 percent rise in earnings to
$3.22 billion in the quarter!

The company sold 50 million Vista licenses in the quarter, for a total
of 190 million since the operating system's January 2007 launch!

Windows Vista and Office 2007 - A HUGH SUCCESS!

Feel the WOW:
http://www.microsoft.com/india/vista...ull%20song.mp3

Windows Vista - The best operating system in the universe!

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:53:32 -0500, "Carey Frisch [MVP]"
<> wrote:

>Strong sales of Office and Windows software help fuel profit!
>
>The division responsible for Microsoft's longtime surefire profit engine,
>the Windows operating system, posted a 16 percent rise in earnings to
>$3.22 billion in the quarter!
>
>The company sold 50 million Vista licenses in the quarter, for a total
>of 190 million since the operating system's January 2007 launch!
>
>Windows Vista and Office 2007 - A HUGH SUCCESS!

What reason did you have for posting that, other than the fact that
you are the quintessential dork?

"Nonny" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:53:32 -0500, "Carey Frisch [MVP]"
> <> wrote:
>
>>Strong sales of Office and Windows software help fuel profit!
>>
>>The division responsible for Microsoft's longtime surefire profit engine,
>>the Windows operating system, posted a 16 percent rise in earnings to
>>$3.22 billion in the quarter!
>>
>>The company sold 50 million Vista licenses in the quarter, for a total
>>of 190 million since the operating system's January 2007 launch!
>>
>>Windows Vista and Office 2007 - A HUGH SUCCESS!
>
> What reason did you have for posting that, other than the fact that
> you are the quintessential dork?


If the trolls can post "news items" to their liking about MS, why can't
Carey post items about MS he likes? This is a general ng so progress
reports about Vista and MS should be OK.

He Had The Wrong Answer Colin, MSFT Missed EPS Wall Street Expectations Due 2
Their Huge Legal Bills With Windows Vista Anti-Trust Lawsuits, Just FYI.

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> "Nonny" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:53:32 -0500, "Carey Frisch [MVP]"
> > <> wrote:
> >
> >>Strong sales of Office and Windows software help fuel profit!
> >>
> >>The division responsible for Microsoft's longtime surefire profit engine,
> >>the Windows operating system, posted a 16 percent rise in earnings to
> >>$3.22 billion in the quarter!
> >>
> >>The company sold 50 million Vista licenses in the quarter, for a total
> >>of 190 million since the operating system's January 2007 launch!
> >>
> >>Windows Vista and Office 2007 - A HUGH SUCCESS!
> >
> > What reason did you have for posting that, other than the fact that
> > you are the quintessential dork?
>
>
> If the trolls can post "news items" to their liking about MS, why can't
> Carey post items about MS he likes? This is a general ng so progress
> reports about Vista and MS should be OK.
>

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:21:15 -0500, Nonny <>
wrote:

>On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:53:32 -0500, "Carey Frisch [MVP]"
><> wrote:
>
>>Strong sales of Office and Windows software help fuel profit!
>>
>>The division responsible for Microsoft's longtime surefire profit engine,
>>the Windows operating system, posted a 16 percent rise in earnings to
>>$3.22 billion in the quarter!
>>
>>The company sold 50 million Vista licenses in the quarter, for a total
>>of 190 million since the operating system's January 2007 launch!
>>
>>Windows Vista and Office 2007 - A HUGH SUCCESS!
>
>What reason did you have for posting that, other than the fact that
>you are the quintessential dork?

It is probably the only way Carey gets sexually aroused.

In article <#P#>,
Carey Frisch [MVP] <> wrote:
>
>Windows Vista - The best operating system in the universe!
>

Oh, please.

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> Microsoft fourth-quarter profit up 42 percent!

Fourth quarter? Hmmmm, the third quarter isn't even over yet.

>
> Strong sales of Office and Windows software help fuel profit!
>
> The division responsible for Microsoft's longtime surefire profit
engine,
> the Windows operating system, posted a 16 percent rise in earnings to
> $3.22 billion in the quarter!
>
> The company sold 50 million Vista licenses in the quarter, for a total
> of 190 million since the operating system's January 2007 launch!

Considering there are over a billion computers on this planet (not sure
about the universe), 190 million isn't even a drop in the bucket.

> Windows Vista and Office 2007 - A HUGH SUCCESS!
>
> Feel the WOW:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xC5uEe5OzNQ

>
> Windows Vista - The best operating system in the universe!

And how many other planets have you visited to make sure this is true.
Losing it, Carey?

Alias

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:%23P%...
> Strong sales of Office and Windows software help fuel profit!
>
> The division responsible for Microsoft's longtime surefire profit engine,
> the Windows operating system, posted a 16 percent rise in earnings to
> $3.22 billion in the quarter!
>
> The company sold 50 million Vista licenses in the quarter, for a total
> of 190 million since the operating system's January 2007 launch!
>
> Windows Vista and Office 2007 - A HUGH SUCCESS!
>
> Feel the WOW:
> http://www.microsoft.com/india/vista...ull%20song.mp3
>
> Windows Vista - The best operating system in the universe!
>
>


But the results are WORSE than expected, leading to a FALL in stocks value.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7513159.stm

What's HUGH got to do with it?


"Gordon" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:%23P%...
> > Strong sales of Office and Windows software help fuel profit!
> >
> > The division responsible for Microsoft's longtime surefire profit
engine,
> > the Windows operating system, posted a 16 percent rise in earnings to
> > $3.22 billion in the quarter!
> >
> > The company sold 50 million Vista licenses in the quarter, for a total
> > of 190 million since the operating system's January 2007 launch!
> >
> > Windows Vista and Office 2007 - A HUGH SUCCESS!
> >
> > Feel the WOW:
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/india/vista...ull%20song.mp3
> >
> > Windows Vista - The best operating system in the universe!
> >
> >
>
>
> But the results are WORSE than expected, leading to a FALL in stocks
value.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7513159.stm
>

On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:08:46 +0100, "Gordon"
<> wrote:

>"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>news:%23P%. ..
>> Strong sales of Office and Windows software help fuel profit!
>>
>> The division responsible for Microsoft's longtime surefire profit engine,
>> the Windows operating system, posted a 16 percent rise in earnings to
>> $3.22 billion in the quarter!
>>
>> The company sold 50 million Vista licenses in the quarter, for a total
>> of 190 million since the operating system's January 2007 launch!
>>
>> Windows Vista and Office 2007 - A HUGH SUCCESS!
>>
>> Feel the WOW:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/india/vista...ull%20song.mp3
>>
>> Windows Vista - The best operating system in the universe!
>>
>>
>
>
>But the results are WORSE than expected, leading to a FALL in stocks value.
>
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7513159.stm

Microsoft has sucked as an investment for the last decade. I've held
on to a small holding, (a few hundred shares) but I've dumped the rest
a long time ago. Several reasons, Gates' departure, the rise of the
idiot Steve Ballmer and the growing realization that Microsoft's time
in the sun is fading. Microsoft really isn't a growth company anymore.
The way they tried and failed to take over Yahoo is just the latest in
a long list of failures. Even Gates and Ballmer have admitted Vista
sucks and isn't what they hoped it would be. Office, once a flagship
product now is blah at best, and for most free alternatives are just
as good. On the gaming side Microsoft can't get it's act together.
What's left to excite investor's? Another version of Windows in the
next 18 months? Oh wow, I can hardly wait.

As far as profit being up, so what? Microsoft while being a cash rich
corporation pays a **** poor dividend of only 1.74% or about half of
what you can get with a bank CD with no risk. For the clueless, a
corporation that has a market cap of $237 billion to be so cheap
speaks volumes.

Much smaller corporations pay a much higher dividend and offer a much
better growth potential. What's always so damn funny to me is the same
conclusion can be reached about the dopes that post here regardless if
the topic is computers or investing, MOST KNOW NOTHING!