Vista and Halo3 bring Microsoft success

Microsoft started an increase with a conversion of 13.76 billion US Dollar in the new year, of 27% in the comparison with the first quarter of the previous year (10.81 billion US Dollar). The profit rose around 23% of 3.48 billion US Dollar or 0.35 US Dollar per share in the prior year quarters on 4.29 billion US Dollar or 0.45 US Dollar per share.
The result is over expectations, Microsoft a profit per share between 0,38 and 0,40 US Dollar with conversions of up to 12.6 billion US Dollar had expected. “The financial year had, commentated an outstanding start with the largest sales growth since 1999” chief of finances Chris Lidell the result. The share quotation of the software giant, that had already reached a yearly highest level in the course of the day, added in the open market trade again scarcely over 8 per cent.
Substantial turnover drivers were for data of the enterprise the “robust” demand for the operating system Windows Vista, the Office software and the video game “halo 3” only published shortly before quarter end. In the first quarter Microsoft with Windows altogether 4.14 billion US Dollar, compared to 3.32 billion in the comparison period of the previous year a growth converted of 25%. The operational result grew of 2,66 to 3.37 billion US Dollar. An increasing PC market and a strong acceptance of Vista contributed likewise to the result like the successful fight of illegal copies.
Wow, so you can see even with a not so good product but a perfect marketing you can make a lot of money!