Microsoft credited its Windows overhaul for a boost in quarterly sales when it announced earnings Thursday, as new software and hardware tied to the Windows 8 launch helped the company enjoy higher revenue in its September-to-December quarter.
Though Microsoft’s second-fiscal-quarter profit declined, revenue increased, helped by the company’s Windows division, where sales shot up more than 20 percent year on year.
Microsoft revenue increased 2.7 percent to $21.46 billion in the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012.
Net income shrunk to $6.38 billion, or 76 cents per share, from $6.62 billion, or 78 cents per share, in 2011’s second fiscal quarter, the company said on Thursday.
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