Posted AT 4:32 PM EST on 25/01/07
Microsoft's 2Q profit falls 28%
SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 28 per cent, as delays from the launch of its new version of Windows cut into holiday-quarter revenue.
For the three months ended Dec. 31, earnings fell to $2.63 billion, or 26 cents per share, from $3.65 billion, or 34 cents per share during the same period last year.
Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected the Redmond, Wash.
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