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Microsoft Earnings post-mortem: The cash cows quiver: The headlines on Microsoft's fiscal 2008 third quarter earnings were all over the map this week -- with claims that Microsoft beat expectations, to Microsoft fell far short of the mark. The one consensus, however, was that Windows client and Office, Microsoft's two biggest cash cows, weren't the robust bottom-line...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Ppt, Microsoft Windows, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Office Suites, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Microsoft: Yahoo 'unrealistic'; Deadline stands; Quarter mixed: Update: Microsoft CFO Christopher Liddell said Thursday that Yahoo had "unrealistic expectations" about the price it could fetch and reiterated the software giant could walk away from the deal. Liddell's comments came on Microsoft's third quarter earnings conference call (for live coverage see News.com and Silicon Alley...; Tags: Revenue, Yahoo! Inc., Income, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Wall Street, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Microsoft Earnings cheat sheet: Vista SP1 impact; Strong results expected; Is Yahoo a distraction?: Did Microsoft keep its focus amid all the Yahoo hubbub? It may not matter given the bump from the weak dollar that Microsoft is expected to get in the third quarter. According to Thomson Financial, Microsoft (all resources) is expected to report fiscal third quarter earnings of...; Tags: Revenue, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Xbox Shipment, Operational Accounting, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Finance, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Amazon Earnings solid; Ups sales range: Amazon earnings solid; Ups sales rangeA Lot Of WorkGee, it takes them $4 billion dollars to make $100 million. Doesn't seem very effective to me.RE: Amazon earnings solid; Ups sales rangeI am happy for them and may they continue to prosper on account of I got two USB...; Tags: Sales strategy, Financial accounting, Sales force management, Ups sales range, Ups sale, Amazon.com Inc., United Parcel Service of America Inc., earnings, sales; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Amazon Earnings solid; Ups sales range: Amazon on Wednesday reported first quarter earnings of $143 million, or 34 cents a share, on revenue of $4.13 billion, up 37 percent from the year ago quarter. The company also increased its sales range for the second quarter and 2008. According to Thomson Financial, Amazon (statement)...; Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Earnings, Amazon Web Services, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-23

Apple Earnings cheat sheet: It's all about the Mac units: Apple reports its fiscal second quarter results Wednesday and the most important item driving the quarter will be Mac sales. All eyes will be on Mac units. Apple's Mac--despite a lot of focus on the iPhone--will make or break the quarter. Chances are pretty good that the...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Unit, Quarter, Apple Inc., Earnings, Chances, Wall Street, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales Force Management, Sales, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-23
EIC podcast: Gaga for Google; Tech Earnings; Psystar; Microsoft's Albany: In this week's EIC squared podcast Dan and I talk Google, its quarter and how it threw Comscore under the bus a bit and delivered an impressive one-day stock gain. Meanwhile, Google's stellar financials may have Microsoft yearning for Yahoo even more. It was a busy week...; Tags: Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Albany, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Podcasts, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-18
Google's paid click growth rates: Reasons for the decline; Earnings on deck: Google's first quarter results on Thursday will be closely watched for the impact of the search giant's anemic paid click growth rates, but Merrill Lynch analyst Justin Post already has a few explanations. In a research note, Post outlined the takeaways from five search engine marketers, who...; Tags: Google Inc., Earnings, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-17
eBay's first quarter, outlook solid: EBay's reported solid first quarter results and upped its earnings outlook for 2008. The auction giant reported first quarter net income of $460 million, or 34 cents a share, on revenue of $2.19 billion, up 24 percent from a year ago. Excluding charges, eBay had earnings of...; Tags: Revenue, Earnings, eBay Inc., Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-16
RIM: Fourth quarter revenue, Earnings shine; Outlook strong: Research in Motion on Wednesday dispelled any concerns about its competitive stance with strong fourth quarter earnings and a better-than-expected first quarter outlook. For the quarter ending March 1, RIM reported earnings of $412.5 million, or 72 cents a share, on revenue of $1.88 billion, up 102...; Tags: Revenue, Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Outlook, RIM BlackBerry, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-02
Red Hat: JBoss picks up steam, but were the Earnings that great?: Red Hat reported strong fourth quarter results and indicated that it was managing through economic adversity well. More importantly, Red Hat indicated that its JBoss middleware business may be gaining at the expense of Oracle. The Red Hat conference call Thursday relative to Oracle's was an interesting...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Earnings, JBoss, Open Source, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-28
HP: No tech slowdown here: HP on Tuesday quelled a lot of worries by delivering stronger than expected fiscal first quarter earnings and raising its outlook for the second quarter. The IT giant, viewed as a proxy for enterprise spending, delivered net income of $2.1 billion, or 80 cents a share, on...; Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Operating Profit, Earnings, Software Business, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Printers, Finance, Sales, Hardware, Peripherals, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-19
NetSuite's Earnings on target: In its first earnings report since the IPO, NetSuite came in pretty much on analyst expectations for the final quarter of 2007. Compared to other SaaS providers Salesforce.com, Concur and Taleo, this is a middling performance although it indicates the SaaS market in the SMB space is holding up well....; Tags: NetSuite Inc., Earnings, GAAP, Software As A Service (SaaS), IPO, Financial Accounting, Finance, Emerging Technologies, Financial Services, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-02-14
McAfee by the numbers: McAfee reported its fourth quarter earnings of $12.2 million, or 7 cents a share, on revenue of $356.5 million. Excluding charges, McAfee reported earnings of $75.1 million, or 46 cents a share. Wall Street was expecting earnings of 45 cents a share, according to Thomson Financial. McAfee...; Tags: McAfee Inc., Earnings, Deal Breakdown, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-07
News to know: Vista SP1; Microsoft Earnings; MacBook specs; VOIP: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Select group of testers get new builds of XP SP3, Vista SP1 Larry Dignan: Microsoft earnings shine; Ups fiscal year outlook Jeff Jones (err Microsoft): Vista more secure than everything Is Microsoft tinkering with Live...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Linux, Web Site Development, Telephony, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, VOIP, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Networking, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-25
Microsoft Q2 Earnings and outlook are up, up and away: Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Lidell summed it up: Microsoft's Q2 fiscal 2008 earnings were "outstanding." On January 24, Microsoft reported earnings of $4.7 billion, or 50 cents a share, on revenue of $16.36 billion for its second quarter of fiscal 2008. Even more impressive, the company...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Microsoft Windows, Financial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-01-24
Microsoft Earnings shine; Ups fiscal year outlook: Microsoft earnings shine; Ups fiscal year outlookGood for XBOX, when Ultimate Rebates coming?XBOX has been beaten up, it is good to see them making a profit for once. I do wonder though when the rebates for all those who purchased Vista Ultimate will be forthcoming. Also, the first...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Financial accounting, Operational accounting, Operating systems, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, fiscal year outlook, earnings, United Parcel Service of America Inc., revenue; Discussion threads 2008-01-24
Microsoft Earnings shine; Ups fiscal year outlook: Microsoft on Thursday reported fiscal second quarter earnings of $4.7 billion, or 50 cents a share, on revenue of $16.36 billion. More importantly, Microsoft's outlook was in line with expectations for the March quarter. The software giant upped its outlook for fiscal 2008. Wall Street was expecting...; Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Revenue, Income, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-24
eBay CEO Whitman steps down; execs shuffled amid weak outlook: eBay said Wednesday that CEO Meg Whitman will step down as president and CEO as of March 31. She will be replaced by John Donahoe, president of eBay's marketplace unit. The move was expected as reports leaked out that Whitman was leaving. Donahoe joined eBay in 2005...; Tags: President, Earnings, eBay Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-23
IBM's fourth quarter well above targets: IBM was so happy with its fourth quarter results that it couldn't wait three days to report them. On Monday, IBM (all resources) released its preliminary fourth quarter results. The company is expected to release its official results on Thursday. Big Blue said it...; Tags: Revenue, Earnings, IBM Corp., Wall Street, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-14