Microsoft Corp.'s quarterly call with Wall Street on Thursday told the tale of two software franchises and their diverging financial fortunes.
Microsoft Corp.'s Client revenue, which virtually all comes from sales of Windows Vista, grew just 2% year over year to $4.22 billion in its first quarter of 2009.
"That fell pretty far short of Microsoft's expectations," said Matt Rosoff, an analyst at independent research firm Directions on Microsoft. "That's always a worry, since it's the core of the company's business."
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