Though businesses aren't yet buying computers again, consumers are – and the success of Windows 7 boosted Microsoft to record profit and record revenue last quarter.
The software company on Thursday reported a whopping 60 percent jump in profit for the quarter ended Dec. 31, up to a record $6.66 billion. Fiscal second-quarter revenue hit a record $19.02 billion, up 14 percent from the year-ago period.
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