Microsoft Corp. said it earned $2.98 billion or $0.29 per share in the third quarter, compared to $2.56 billion or $0.23 per share in the prior year quarter. Analysts surveyed by First Call/Thomson Financial expected the company to earn $0.33 per share. The quarterly results included $0.03 of legal charges, and the prior year quarter included $0.05 per share of legal charges.
The company's revenues for the quarter were $10.9 billion, in comparison with $9.62 billion in the same period of last year. Analysts had a consensus revenue estimate of $11.04 billion for the quarter
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