Microsoft Office 2010 goes on sale worldwide

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Microsoft Office 2010 goes on sale worldwide
Friday, June 11, 2010

••• Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced that the latest version of its Office software is now available for consumers worldwide.

Starting from Tuesday, consumers can purchase Microsoft Office 2010 at more than 35,000 retail stores across the globe, through online retailers or from Microsoft website.

Office 2010 can also be purchased with desktops and laptops from leading personal computer (PC) makers including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung and Sony, Microsoft said in a press release.

The software giant predicted that in the next year, more than 100 million PCs will ship with Office 2010 preloaded.

Microsoft said it has made considerable enhancements to Office 2010, a suite of applications including the popular Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

For example, improvements to Word 2010 can help users add extensive text effects and table formatting options.

Microsoft also announced that a free, Web-based version of the Office programs is becoming available to consumers.

The Office Web Apps, which includes Web-based versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote that enable users to edit and share documents online, is seen as Microsoft’s answer to Google Inc.’s Web-based applications.
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Software giant Microsoft posts 35 percent jump in profit in Q3

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Software giant Microsoft posts 35 percent jump in profit in Q3
Friday, April 23, 2010

••• Software giant Microsoft said on Thursday that its third-quarter net profit rose 35 percent to $4.01 billion, slightly better than expectations.

Microsoft said revenue hit a record $14.50 billion in the quarter which ended on March 31, up six percent over the same period a year ago.

‘Windows 7 continues to be a growth engine, but we also saw strong growth in other areas like Bing search, Xbox Live and our emerging cloud services,’ Microsoft chief financial officer Peter Klein said in a statement.

Microsoft said revenue from its Windows computer operating system was up 28 percent over a year ago, driven by strong demand for the latest version, Windows 7.

‘Business customers are beginning to refresh their desktops and the momentum of Windows 7 continues to be strong,’ chief operating officer Kevin Turner said.

Microsoft’s fiscal fourth-quarter revenue will meet or exceed PC market revenues, said Klein, driven by a full pipeline of product updates including Office 2010, SQL server and SharePoint 2010.”You’ll see a wave of product launches in the fourth quarter,” Klein said.”Our business will continue to grow stronger than the market.”
• Source(s): Microsoft Corporation