14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft Corporation today announced that the quarter which ended on September 30, 2007 brought no less than $13,76 billion in revenues, representing an increase of 27 percent compared with the same period of the last year. "Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $5.92 billion, $4.29 billion and $0.45, respectively," Microsoft mentioned in a press release issued today. There's no doubt that an important part of the revenues comes from the latest version of the Windows operating system, Vista, which was officially released on January 30.
"This fiscal year is off to an outstanding start with the fastest revenue growth of any first quarter since 1999. Operating income growth of over 30% also reflects our ability to translate revenue into profits while making strategic investments for the future," said Chris Liddell, chief financial officer at Microsoft. "Backed by an amazing product line-up, our sales force, marketing teams, and partners delivered another excellent quarter," added Kevin Turner, chief operating officer at Microsoft.
As you probably know, Windows Vista is one of the most popular technologies ever developed by the Redmond-based software giant so it's pretty obvious to bring so much money to the company. Moreover, the operating system was promoted by a very powerful advertising company initiated by Microsoft before Vista was officially released on the market. In addition, the parent company released testing versions of the operating system every once in a while, creating an impressive community expecting Windows Vista and contributing to its features with feedback and suggestions.
"Customer demand for Windows Vista this quarter continued to build with double-digit growth in multi-year agreements by businesses and with the vast majority of consumers purchasing premium editions," said Kevin Johnson, president of the Platform and Services Division at Microsoft.