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Financials for the Last Five Quarters

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Net income increased year-over-year with significant revenue growth. This chart compares key financial measurements for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 through the second quarter of fiscal 2012.

Note that operating income measures Microsoft’s revenue from normal operations minus the everyday costs of doing business. Unlike net income, operating income does not include taxes, gains and losses from investments, or gains and losses from foreign currency adjustments. However, it does include the cost of legal settlements and employee severance charges.




  Q2’12 Oct.-Dec. 2011 Q1’12
July-Sept. 2011
Q4’11 Apr.-June 2011 Q3’11
Jan.-Mar. 2011
Q2’11
Oct.-Dec. 2010
Revenue $20,885 $17,372 $17,367 $16,428 $19,953
Net Income $6,624 $5,738 $5,874 $5,232 $6,634
Operating Income $7,994 $7,203 $6,171 $5,709 $8,165
Earnings Per Share $0.78 $0.68 $0.69

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