| Microsoft Corp today announced revenue of $7.25 billion for the quarter ended 
March 31, 2002, a 13 percent increase over the $6.40 billion reported in the prior 
year. Operating income totaled $3.30 billion compared to $3.00 billion in the prior 
year. Net income for the quarter was $2.74 billion, which includes an $847 million 
after-tax gain on the sale of Expedia and an $806 million after-tax charge related 
to investment impairments. Diluted earnings per share for the March 2002 quarter 
were $0.49, including a $0.15 gain on the sale of Expedia and $0.14 investment impairment 
charge as noted above.``We delivered another quarter of solid revenue growth and operating results that 
exceeded our expectations. Desktop platform sales have been excellent on the strength 
of Windows® XP - both in the enterprise and in the home. We took another big bite 
out of costs this quarter, with single-digit operating expense growth driving costs 
down and efficiency up throughout the entire organization,'' said John Connors, 
chief financial officer at Microsoft. ``While we look forward to slightly improved 
PC growth rates for the next quarter, our expectations for enterprise IT spending 
levels continue to be quite modest.'' |