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Microsoft and Huawei debut Windows Phone for Africa

2013-02-05 06:03:40| CNET News.com

Looking to get an edge on one of the world's most rapidly growing markets, the software giant teams up with the Chinese phone-maker to sell low-cost smartphones to African consumers. [Read more]

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Microsoft reports record revenue thanks to Windows 8, but is still dwarfed by Apples hardware hegemony

2013-01-25 15:08:18| Extremetech

Hot the heels of Apple's record breaking quarter, Microsoft (MSFT) has broken its own revenue record and raked in $21.5 billion in Q2 2013 (calendar Q4 2012). Revenue was only up 3% on the same period last year, though, and profits at $6.4 billion were actually down 4%. Apple's profits, by comparison, were up 13.5%.

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Microsoft revenue up, aided by Windows unit sales, though profit declines

2013-01-25 13:52:58| InfoWorld: Top News

Microsoft reported a drop in profit for the second quarter of its fiscal year, though revenue increased, thanks partly to a 24 percent jump in sales from its Windows division. Microsoft's revenue increased 2.7 percent to $21.46 billion in the quarter, which ended Dec. 31.

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