Microsoft Corp. today announced revenue of $6.46 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2001, a 14 percent increase over the $5.66 billion for the same quarter last year. Net income and diluted earnings per share were $2.45 billion and $0.44.
"Results were strong across all businesses and came in a little better than we expected. We were particularly pleased by the ongoing strong performance of Windows 2000 Professional and the accelerating demand for our .NET Enterprise Server products by business customers," said John Connors, chief financial officer at Microsoft. "Despite this quarter´s solid performance, we continue to be mindful of the current economic climate and the impact it may have on business and consumer demand."
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"Results were strong across all businesses and came in a little better than we expected. We were particularly pleased by the ongoing strong performance of Windows 2000 Professional and the accelerating demand for our .NET Enterprise Server products by business customers," said John Connors, chief financial officer at Microsoft. "Despite this quarter´s solid performance, we continue to be mindful of the current economic climate and the impact it may have on business and consumer demand."
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