Microsoft Exceeds Wall Street Predictions With Better Than Expected Revenues

In what can be seen as a positive sign for Microsoft, the software giant has beaten Wall Street expectations by posting a net profit of $3.57 billion in its first quarter. However its profits were 18 percent lower than those it achieved in the first quarter of 2008 and even its total revenue figures has seen a significant decline of 14 percent in the same relative period.The revenue figures for Microsoft stood at $12.92 billion which is significantly higher that what...